- 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.