Where does “abalone” come from?
Abalone comes from Spanish abulón, which was borrowed from Southern Ohlone aulun, a name for the shellfish.
abalone (English): An edible univalve mollusc of the genus...
Definitions
- An edible univalve mollusc of the genus...
Ancestry of “abalone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abulón | abalone |
| 2 | Southern Ohlone | aūlun | red abalone |
Words derived from “abalone”