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scallion

noun
🔊/ˈskæliən/
🔊/ˈskæliən/
(also green onion)
(both North American English)
(British English spring onion)
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  1. a type of small onion with a long green stem and leaves. Scallions are often eaten raw in salads.Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French scaloun, based on Latin Ascalonia (caepa) ‘(onion) of Ascalon’, a port in ancient Palestine.