scallion

Definitions


[ˈskalɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a spring onion


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French scaloun, based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa) ‘(onion) of Ascalon’, a port in ancient Palestine




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