๐ง is the onion: a brown onion with a white cut face. It means onions and cooking โ the start of every recipe โ plus crying (โnot crying, chopping onions ๐ง โ) and layersโฆ
๐ง is the onion: a brown onion with a white cut face. It means onions and cooking โ the start of every recipe โ plus crying (โnot crying, chopping onions ๐ง โ) and layers, as in Shrekโs โogres are like onionsโ and people with hidden depths. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Kitchen partners: ๐ง garlic, ๐ช kitchen knife, ๐ณ cooking; the sad face ๐ข on the crying guide.
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