First Known Use: 14th century
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scallion
noun scal·lion \ˈskal-yən\
Definition of SCALLION
1
: shallot
2
: leek
3
: an onion forming a thick basal portion without a bulb; also : green onion
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Origin of SCALLION
Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon-, Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in southern Palestine
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