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scullion¹

  • /ˈskʌl.i.ən/ UK

Where it comes from

Either from Middle French escouillon (“a swab, cloth”), diminutive of escouve (“broom, twig”) from Latin scopa, or an alteration of Old French souillon (“scullion”) by influence of scullery.

noun scullions

  1. A servant from the lower classes. They all looked directly at the ſcullion,—the ſcullion had juſt been ſcouring a fiſh-kettle.
  2. derogatory, obsolete A low, base person. Away, you scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian!

scullion²

  • /ˈskʌl.i.ən/ UK

verb scullions

  1. alternative Alternative form of macaroni

Scullion³

Where it comes from

Probably a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoláidhín, a diminutive form of scolaidhe (“student”).

proper noun Scullions · Scallion

  1. A surname from Irish.

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

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

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

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@misc{scullion_2026,
  title = {scullion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scullion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}