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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScallion
/ˈskæljən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An onion with a slender green stem and small bulb, typically eaten raw in salads or cooked in Asian dishes.
"Chop the scallions finely and sprinkle them over the soup before serving."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English scaloun, from Old French escalone, from Vulgar Latin *esca(l)lona, alteration of Latin ascalonia caepa 'onion of Ascalon'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scallion" is said worldwide
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ciboule
Transliteration: ciboule
"Ajoutez de la ciboule fraîche dans la salade."
Lauchzwiebel
Transliteration: Lauchzwiebel
"Die Lauchzwiebeln in dünne Ringe schneiden."
cipollotto
Transliteration: cipollotto
"Il cipollotto fresco dà un ottimo sapore al piatto."
cebollín
Transliteration: cebollín
"Pica un poco de cebollín para decorar la sopa."
cebolinha
Transliteration: cebolinha
"Polvilhe cebolinha picada por cima do prato."
हरा प्याज
Transliteration: hara pyaj
"सूप में हरा प्याज डालें।"
葱
Transliteration: cōng
"在汤里撒一些葱花。"
쪽파
Transliteration: jjokpa
"국 위에 쪽파를 송송 썰어 넣으세요."
青ネギ
Transliteration: aonegi
"スープに青ネギを散らしてください。"
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