Onion 🧅

Meaning

The Onion emoji 🧅 features a classic bulb vegetable with a papery, brownish skin and a small green sprout or roots. It is the official symbol for this versatile culinary staple, known for its distinct pungent aroma and many edible layers.

People can use this emoji when sharing cooking recipes, creating grocery lists, or discussing gardening. It is also frequently used as a metaphor for situations with complex layers or humorously to represent tears and crying caused by chopping the vegetable.

Keywords

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• Category: Food and Drinks
• Added: Oct 26, 2025