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Made with soy sauce, ginger, rice wine, and finished with scallions, this soup is bursting with rich flavor.—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026 When Boda first hit the scene in 2010, there was huge buzz over a dish of sizzling quail eggs, served with soy and scallions in a cast iron kanom krok pan.—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026 Add scallions, garlic, and oregano; cook, stirring frequently, until scallions begin to soften, about 3 minutes.—Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026 Top with the soup and scallions.—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026 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