scallion

scal·lion

noun \ˈskal-yən\

Definition of SCALLION

1

: shallot

2

: leek

3

: an onion forming a thick basal portion without a bulb; also : green onion

Origin of SCALLION

Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon-, Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in southern Palestine

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SCALLION

stallion