noun
scallion
Scallion (noun) means a slender green onion with a mild flavour, also called a spring onion, from the species Allium fistulosum.
noun
1
A slender green onion with a mild flavour, also called a spring onion, from the species Allium fistulosum.
2
Any of several similar plants in the onion genus Allium.
3
An onion that has not grown a full, rounded bulb.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English scaloun (“shallot”), from Anglo-Norman scalun (a variant of Old French eschaloigne), from a Proto-Romance derivation of Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius (as in caepa (“onion”) Ascalonius, "shallot"), from Ascalo (“Ascalon”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων (Askálōn, “Ascalon, an ancient port city in the Levant”), which was borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʾašqəlôn).
Synonyms
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Rhymes for scallion
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of scallion?
"scallion" (noun) means a slender green onion with a mild flavour, also called a spring onion, from the species Allium fistulosum.
What is another word for scallion?
Other words for "scallion" include leek.
What are the different meanings of scallion?
"scallion" has 3 main meanings: 1. A slender green onion with a mild flavour, also called a spring onion, from the species Allium fistulosum; 2. Any of several similar plants in the onion genus Allium; 3. An onion that has not grown a full, rounded bulb.
