shibwns

Welsh

Alternative forms

• sibwns, (Southeast Welsh) shipwns

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪbʊns/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbʊns/, /ˈʃiːbʊnz/, /ˈʃɪbʊns/, /ˈʃɪbʊnz/

Noun

shibwns m (collective, singulative shibwnsyn, not mutable)

1. shallots (inc. Allium ascalonium and Allium oschaninii)
2. spring onions (Allium fistulosum)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sibwns”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies