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The togarashi puffed rice and scallions added pops of heat and freshness that kept the dish balanced.—Evan Moore
november 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025 Fresh herbs and a healthy amount of scallions help to balance all that opulence.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025 Sprinkle with scallions, sesame seeds and chili crisp (if using).—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 Add the white and pale green scallion pieces, cooking and stirring occasionally until the scallions are slightly charred, about 3 minutes.—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scallion
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Etymology
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 ancient Palestine
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