Onion cut with a meat knife and cutting from the part that was not touched

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Question

When an onion is cut with a meat knife, will cutting a small part of the onion make the rest pareve?

Answer

For Ashkenazim, the entire onion becomes meaty, while for Sephardim, cutting 2.4 cm is sufficient.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 96

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