בצל

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בצל

/baˈt͡sal/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -al, -ɔl

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic بَصَل (baṣal) and related to Aramaic בּוּצְלָא. Possibly derived from a variation of the verb פיצל / פִּצֵּל (pitsél, “to peel”); see Aramaic where both בְּצַל and פְּצַל are extant.

noun בָּצָל · batsál · בְּצָלִים · בְּצַל־ · בִּצְלֵי־

onion זָכַרְנוּ אֶת־הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר־נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת־הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת־הַבְּצָלִים וְאֶת־הַשּׁוּמִים׃
Similar: בצל הגינה, בְּצַל הַגִּנָּה
figuratively bulb

In English

onion Allium cepa
bulb bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant

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"בצל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בצל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}