[ 'skalɪən ]
■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a shallot or spring onion.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. scaloun , based on L. Ascalonia (caepa) '(onion) of Ascalon ', a port in ancient Palestine.
[ 'skalɪən ]
■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a shallot or spring onion.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. scaloun , based on L. Ascalonia (caepa) '(onion) of Ascalon ', a port in ancient Palestine.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004