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scallion

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English

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A bundle of scallions (spring onions, Allium fistulosum).

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Etymology

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From Middle English scaloun (shallot), 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 port city in the Levant), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʾašqəlôn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], [ˈskæ.ljn̩]
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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scallion (plural scallions)

  1. (now chiefly US, Ireland) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
  2. (now chiefly US, Ireland) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
  3. Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
  4. (US, Scotland) A leek.

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(spring onion):

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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From English scallion.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɛljan/
  • Hyphenation: scall‧ion

Noun

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scallion (plural scallion dem, quantified scallion)

  1. bunching onion, green onion, leek, scallion, spring onion, Welsh onion
    Scallion a $20, $30, but right now it a sell fi $120 because di rain naah fall.
    Spring onions cost between J$20 and J$30, but they're being sold for J$120 at the moment because there hasn't been any rain.