scallion
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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”), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʾašqəlôn).
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Noun
scallion (plural scallions)
- (now chiefly US) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
- (now chiefly US) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
- Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
- (US, Scotland) A leek.
Synonyms
Translations
Allium fistulosum — see spring onion
See also
Further reading
- scallion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Allium fistulosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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