scallion

ˈskæ.lɪ.ən

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#1·7h ago

(now, chiefly, US, Ireland) A spring onion, .

Origin: From , from (variant of ), from a Proto-Romance derivation of , from (in caepa Ascalonius, "shallot"), from Ascalo, from , borrowed from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

(now, chiefly, US, Ireland) Any of various similar members of the genus .

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#3·7h ago

Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.

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