scalyon
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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 — 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 — /ˈskæljən/ (say skalyuhn) noun Chiefly US 1. any onion which does not form a large bulb; spring onion. 2. → shallot. 3. → leek. {Middle English scalyon, from Anglo French scal(o)un, from Latin (caepa) Ascalōnia Ascalonian (onion), from Ascalon,… …
