scallion

English
A bundle of scallions (spring onions, Allium fistulosum).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman scalun (variant of Old French eschaloigne), from a Proto-Romance derivation of Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius (in caepa (“onion”) Ascalonius, "shallot"), from Ascalo (“Ascalon”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων (Askálōn, “Ascalon, an ancient Palestinian port”), from Phoenician [Term?] [script needed].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], [ˈskæ.ljn̩]
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Noun

scallion (plural scallions)

  1. (now chiefly US) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
  2. (now chiefly US) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
  3. Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
  4. (US, Scotland) A leek.

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Translations
Allium fistulosum — see spring onion

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