transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskal-yən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin * escalonia, from Latin ascalonia ( caepa ) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon-, Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in southern Palestine
Date: 14th century
1. : shallot
2. : leek
3. : an onion forming a thick basal portion without a bulb ; also : green onion