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scallion

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskæljən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskæljən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skal′yən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
scal•lion /ˈskælyən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologyan onion that does not form a large bulb.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scal•lion  (skal′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany onion that does not form a large bulb;
    green onion.
  2. Plant Biologya shallot.
  3. Plant Biologya leek.
  • Vulgar Latin, as above
  • Anglo-French scaloun
  • Vulgar Latin *escalonia, variant of Latin Ascalōnia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, a seaport of Palestine; replacing Middle English scalone, scaloun
  • Old French *escaloigne
  • late Middle English scalyon(e) 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scallion /ˈskæljən/ n
  1. any of various onions or similar plants, such as the spring onion, that have a small bulb and long leaves and are eaten in salads
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French scalun, from Latin Ascalōnia (caepa) Ascalonian (onion), from Ascalo Ascalon, a Palestinian port
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