abalone

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English

WOTD – 30 December 2006

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pink abalone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

abalone (usually uncountable, plural abalones)

  1. (Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [from mid-19th century][4]
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [from mid-19th century]

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Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ “abalone”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ “abalone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abalone”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
  4. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abalone”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

abalone m (plural abalones)

  1. (cooking, uncommon) The abalone.

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Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

abalone (Jawi spelling ابالوني, plural abalone-abalone)

  1. abalone (edible univalve mollusc)
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