scallion
[ˈskæ.lɪ.ən]
scallion noun: a spring onion, Allium fistulosum.

Noun
scallion (plural scallions)
- A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
- Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
- Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
- A leek.
Proper noun capitalized: Scallion
Scallion (plural Scallions)
- A surname from Irish.
scallion meaning in Urdu
scallion in Urdu
- scallion
- کاندا kāndā
Examples of scallion in a sentence
- The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.
- Rounds of olive-oily focaccia are scattered with coarse salt and rosemary, scallions, or tomato sauce.
- A ramp is a potently flavored wild scallion, a vegetable with staying power.
Synonyms of scallion
Forms of scallion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | scallions |
| alternative form | scullion |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Scallions |
Origin of scallion
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).
Variant of Scullion.
Words formed from scallion
Phrases with scallion
Questions about scallion
- What does scallion mean?
- Scallion means a spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
- What is scallion in Urdu?
- Scallion in Urdu is کاندا (kāndā). See Scallion meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is scallion?
- Scallion can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce scallion?
- Scallion is pronounced [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən].
- What is the plural of scallion?
- The plural of scallion is scallions.
Words near scallion in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scallion (page history and authors); Scallion (page history and authors); کاندا (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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