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scallion — /skal yeuhn/, n. 1. any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion. 2. a shallot. 3. a leek. [1300 50; late ME scalyon(e) < OF *escaloigne < VL *escalonia, var. of L Ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, a seaport of Palestine; r. ME… … Universalium
scallion — noun Etymology: Middle English scaloun, from Anglo French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon , Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in southern… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scallion — [ skalɪən] noun chiefly N. Amer. a shallot or spring onion. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. scaloun, based on L. Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon , a port in ancient Palestine … English new terms dictionary
shallot — [ʃə lɒt] noun 1》 a small onion like bulb, used in cookery and pickling. 2》 the plant which produces shallots. [Allium ascalonicum.] Origin C17: shortening of eschalot, from Fr. eschalotte, alt. of OFr. eschaloigne (in Anglo Norman Fr. scaloun:… … English new terms dictionary
scallion — scal•lion [[t]ˈskæl yən[/t]] n. 1) pln any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion 2) pln shallot 3) pln leek • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME scalyon(e), ME scalone, scaloun < AF, for OF *escaloigne < VL *escalonia, for L… … From formal English to slang
scallion — ► NOUN ▪ a long necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a shallot or spring onion. ORIGIN Old French scaloun, from Latin Ascalonia caepa onion of Ascalon , a port in ancient Palestine … English terms dictionary
shallot — ► NOUN ▪ the small bulb of a plant of the onion family, used in cookery and pickling. ORIGIN French eschalotte, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, scaloun scallion … English terms dictionary
scal|lion — «SKAL yuh, noun. 1. a kind of onion that does not form a large, distinct bulb. 2. = shallot. (Cf. ↑shallot) 3. = leek. (Cf. ↑leek) ╂[< Anglo French scaloun < Latin (caepa) Ascalōnia (onion) from Ascalon, in Palestine] … Useful english dictionary
