scallion
A spring onion, Allium fistulosumA spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
» I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.
Meaning
4 senses(Ireland, US)A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
(Ireland, US)Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
(Scotland, US)A leek.
Examples
2 sentencesI left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.
I usually discard the green part of the scallion, but my mom uses the whole thing.
Origin
From Middle English scaloun (“shallot”), from Anglo-Norman scalun (variant of Old French eFrom 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).
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Forms
plural: scallionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum:leekAllium porrum
- a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads:green onionspring onion