"scallion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], [ˈskæ.ljn̩] Audio: en-us-scallion.ogg [US] Forms: scallions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scaloun (“shallot”), from Anglo-Norman scalun (variant of Old French eschaloigne), from a Proto-Romance derivation of Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius (in caepa (“onion”) Ascalonius, "shallot"), from Ascalo (“Ascalon”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων (Askálōn, “Ascalon, an ancient port city in the Levant”), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʾašqəlôn). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scaloun|t=shallot}} Middle English scaloun (“shallot”), {{der|en|xno|scalun}} Anglo-Norman scalun, {{cog|fro|eschaloigne}} Old French eschaloigne, {{der|en|VL.|*escalonia}} Vulgar Latin *escalonia, {{der|en|la|Ascalonius}} Latin Ascalonius, {{m|la|caepa|t=onion}} caepa (“onion”), {{m|la|Ascalo|t=Ascalon}} Ascalo (“Ascalon”), {{der|en|grc|Ἀσκάλων|t=Ascalon, an ancient port city in the Levant}} Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων (Askálōn, “Ascalon, an ancient port city in the Levant”), {{der|en|hbo|אַשְׁקְלוֹן|tr=ʾašqəlôn}} Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʾašqəlôn) Head templates: {{en-noun}} scallion (plural scallions)
  1. (now chiefly US, Ireland) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum. Tags: Ireland, US
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-KQQuDTaH Categories (other): American English, Irish English
  2. (now chiefly US, Ireland) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium. Tags: Ireland, US Categories (lifeform): Alliums
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-SQlC5v4w Disambiguation of Alliums: 23 43 7 28 Categories (other): American English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 36 14 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 44 8 26
  3. Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-bJRuwsBQ
  4. (US, Scotland) A leek. Tags: Scotland, US Categories (lifeform): Vegetables
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-0F7BkBZm Disambiguation of Vegetables: 12 22 9 57 Categories (other): American English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spring onion, green onion, scullion Derived forms: scallion pancake Related terms: chive, shallot, spring onion

Noun [Jamaican Creole]

IPA: /ˈskɛljan/ Forms: scallion dem [plural], scallion [quantified]
Etymology: From English scallion. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|scallion}} English scallion Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=scallion}} scallion, {{jam-noun}} scallion (plural scallion dem, quantified scallion)
  1. bunching onion, green onion, leek, scallion, spring onion, Welsh onion Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Alliums, Vegetables

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from English",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples",
        "jam:Alliums",
        "jam:Foods",
        "jam:Vegetables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Spring onions cost between J$20 and J$30, but they're being sold for J$120 at the moment because there hasn't been any rain.",
          "text": "Scallion a $20, $30, but right now it a sell fi $120 because di rain naah fall.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bunching onion, green onion, leek, scallion, spring onion, Welsh onion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "green onion",
          "green onion"
        ],
        [
          "leek",
          "leek"
        ],
        [
          "scallion",
          "scallion#English"
        ],
        [
          "spring onion",
          "spring onion"
        ],
        [
          "Welsh onion",
          "Welsh onion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɛljan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scallion"
}

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