abalone

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English [edit]

WOTD – 30 December 2006    

Alternative forms [edit]

(obsolete) avalone

Etymology [edit]

From American Spanish abulón, from Spanish aulone, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone) aūlun (“red abalone”)[1][2] or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).[3]

Pink abalone.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

abalone (usually uncountable; plural abalones)

  1. (US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [Mid 19th century.][3]
  2. (US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [Mid 19th century.][3]

Synonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

edible univalve mollusc

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ “abalone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. ^ “abalone” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2:
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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English, borrowed in the mid-20th century.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /abalɔn/

Noun [edit]

abalone m (plural abalones)

  1. (cooking, uncommon) The abalone.

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Malay [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English abalone, from American Spanish abulón, from Spanish aulone, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone) aūlun (“red abalone”) or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).

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Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

abalone (Jawi spelling ابالوني, plural abalone-abalone)

  1. abalone (edible univalve mollusc)
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