English
wikipedia

Etymology
Anglo-Norman scalun (cognate with Old French escalogne), from a Proto-Romance derivation of Latin Ascalonia �shallot�, from Ascalo �w:Ashkelon|Ascalon� an ancient Palestinian port.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�skælɪ�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. italbrac|now chiefly US A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
2. italbrac|now chiefly US Any of various similar members of the genus Allium
3. italbrac|now chiefly US Any onion that lacks a fully-developed bulb.
4. context|US|Scotland A leek.

Synonyms
spring onion

Translations
trans-top|Allium fistulosum
Finnish: t-|fi|pillisipuli, t-|fi|talvisipuli
Italian: cipolla d�inverno f
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Korean: ko-inline|골�|golpa
Spanish: t|es|escalonia
trans-bottom

See also
chive
shallot
spring onion

Category:Spices and Herbs

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