שַׁמְכָּא, (cmp. שׁוּם III) onion. Keth. 60ᵇ Ar. (ed. כמכא; Alf. שמכי).—Pl. שַׁמְכֵּי. Sabb. 110ᵇ top ש׳ פרסאי Persian (large) onions. Arakh. 19ᵃ באתרא דתקלי ש׳ וכ׳ where they sell onions by the weight, he (that dedicates the weight of a certain person) can acquit himself of his vow even with onions. Kidd. 52ᵇ, v. מוֹזָא. Snh. 109ᵇ