scallion

See also: Scallion

English

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

Alternative forms

• scullion

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], [ˈskæ.ljn̩]

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Noun

scallion (plural scallions)

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

Synonyms

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• spring onion
• green onion

Translations

Allium fistulosum — see spring onion

See also

• chive
• shallot
• spring onion

Further reading

• scallion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Allium fistulosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Callison, oncillas

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From English scallion.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

scallion (plural: scallion dem or scallions 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.