abalone
See also: Abalone
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- avalone (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/, /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/
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Noun edit
abalone (usually uncountable, plural abalones)
- (Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [from mid-19th c.][3]
- (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [from mid-19th c.]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ass's-ear abalone
- ass's ear abalone (Haliotis asinina)
- Australian abalone (Haliotis iris)
- black abalone (Haliotis crachedorii)
- blacklip abablone (Haliotis rubra)
- Chilean abalone (Concholepas concholepas)
- green abalone (Haliotis fulgens)
- northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
- pink abablone (Haliotis corrugata)
- pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
- rainbow abalone (Haliotis iris)
- red abalone (Haliotis rufescens)
- ridged ear abalone (Haliotis scalaris)
- staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris)
- variable abalone (Haliotis varia)
- virgin abalone (Haliotis iris)
- white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni)
Translations edit
edible univalve mollusc
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ “abalone”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “abalone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abalone”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
Further reading edit
- Abalone in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- Abalone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “abalone”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English abalone, borrowed in the mid-20th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abalone m (plural abalones)
Synonyms edit
- (more usual terms for "abalone"): ormeau, haliotis, haliotide, oreille de mer
Further reading edit
- “abalone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English abalone, from American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen (Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abalone (Jawi spelling ابالوني, plural abalone-abalone)
- abalone (edible univalve mollusc)