"scallion" meaning in English

See scallion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən], [ˈskæ.ljn̩] Audio: en-us-scallion.ogg [US] Forms: scallions [plural], scullion [alternative]
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|la-vul|*escalonia}} Vulgar Latin *escalonia, {{der|en|la|Ascalonius}} Latin Ascalonius, {{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, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 18 27 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 24 29 19 27
  2. (now chiefly US, Ireland) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium. Tags: Ireland, US
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-SQlC5v4w Categories (other): American English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Alliums, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 39 14 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 18 27 Disambiguation of Alliums: 28 43 12 17 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 24 29 19 27
  3. Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-bJRuwsBQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 18 27 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 24 29 19 27
  4. (US, Scotland) A leek. Tags: Scotland, US
    Sense id: en-scallion-en-noun-0F7BkBZm Categories (other): American English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 18 27 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 24 29 19 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spring onion, green onion Derived forms: scallion pancake Related terms: chive, shallot, spring onion

Inflected forms

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