z'oignon

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French oignon (“an onion”).

Noun

z'oignon

  1. (Saint-Domingue) an onion
    To va meté nion z'oignon dan ragout là. ― You'll put an onion in the ragout.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: zonyon

References

  • S. J. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎[1] (in French), Paris
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