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scallion¹

  • [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən]
  • [ˈskæ.ljn̩]

Where it comes from

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).

noun scallions · scullion

  1. Florida, Ireland, Northeastern, US A young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.

    Similar: spring onion, green onion

  2. Scotland, US A leek.

Scallion²

Where it comes from

Variant of Scullion.

proper noun Scallions

  1. A surname from Irish.

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"scallion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scallion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scallion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scallion

Chicago

"scallion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scallion.

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@misc{scallion_2026,
  title = {scallion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scallion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}