Where does “scallion” come from?
scallion (English) comes from Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Vulgar Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων, from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן.
scallion (English): A spring onion, "Allium fistulosum"; Any of...
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- A spring onion, "Allium fistulosum"; Any of...
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