SCALLION


Meaning of SCALLION in English

/ 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.