ab|a|lo|ne

ab|a|lo|ne
ab|a|lo|ne «AB uh LOH nee», noun.
a mollusk that can be eaten, especially one native to salt water along the Pacific coast of North America. Its large, rather flat shell is lined with mother-of-pearl.
[American English < Mexican Spanish aulone < Costanoan (Monterey) aūlun red abalone]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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