abalone
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From American Spanish abulón, from Southern Ohlone (Rumsen) aulón. Used in English since the 19th Century.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /æbəˈləʊni/
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[edit] Noun
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abalone (plural abalones)
- (US, Australian) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
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[edit] Translations
edible univalve mollusc
[edit] See also
- paua n
[edit] References
Abalone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- “abalone” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “abalone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "abalone" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From English, borrowed in the mid-20th century.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /abalɔn/
[edit] Noun
abalone m. (plural abalones)
- (gastronomy, uncommon) The abalone.
[edit] Synonyms
- (more usual terms for "abalone"): ormeau, haliotis, haliotide, oreille de mer