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scallion

Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

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

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(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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  • “rap'scallion is now grey just like onion”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hehe well that's oki :> the lil green circle things might be chopped scallion... Regardless of what's in it! It super tasty”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “man I was sure hoping there was a human being named Tony Scallion 😔”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rap'scallion? More like rap'shalott ! Rap'onion! Hehehe”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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