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Stir together pimiento cheese, ham, and scallions in a medium bowl.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025 Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, furikake or scallions, if using.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 Stir in the scallions and parsley and season with salt and pepper.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025 Ingredient details: Wheat noodles stir-fried with bacon, pork belly, kimchi, and onions in Soy Garlic and Spicy sauce, topped with a fried egg and scallions.—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scallion
Word History
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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