scaloun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Latin ascalōnia (cēpa) (literally “onion of Ascalon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
scaloun (plural scalouns)
- The shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum or Allium oschaninii)
- (figuratively, rare) A worthless or useless thing.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “scalǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.