cebolla

cebolla

Onion.

In this sentence, 'cebolla' is used literally to refer to the vegetable that is commonly used in cooking.

Corté una cebolla para preparar la cena.

I chopped an onion to prepare dinner.

Here, 'cebolla' is used metaphorically to describe the shape of the design on the ring, simulating an onion's layers.

El anillo tenía un diseño en forma de cebolla.

The ring had an onion-shaped design.

In this example, 'cebolla' is part of a simile describing intense crying, likened to the reaction of peeling an onion due to its strong odor.

Ella lloró como si hubiera pelado una cebolla.

She cried as if she had peeled an onion.