n. a shallot or spring onion; any long-necked onion with a small bulb.
[ ME f. AF scal(o)un = OF escalo(i)gne ult. f. L Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon in anc. Palestine ]
n. a shallot or spring onion; any long-necked onion with a small bulb.
[ ME f. AF scal(o)un = OF escalo(i)gne ult. f. L Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon in anc. Palestine ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012