ab ‧ a ‧ lo ‧ ne /ˌæbəˈləʊni $ -ˈloʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: American Spanish ; Origin: abulón ]
a kind of ↑ shellfish which is used as food and whose shell contains ↑ mother-of-pearl
ab ‧ a ‧ lo ‧ ne /ˌæbəˈləʊni $ -ˈloʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: American Spanish ; Origin: abulón ]
a kind of ↑ shellfish which is used as food and whose shell contains ↑ mother-of-pearl
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012