/ ˈskæliən; NAmE / noun
( NAmE , IrishE ) = spring onion
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French scaloun , based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon , a port in ancient Palestine.
/ ˈskæliən; NAmE / noun
( NAmE , IrishE ) = spring onion
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French scaloun , based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa) (onion) of Ascalon , a port in ancient Palestine.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005