scallion
Americannoun
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scallions
plural
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any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
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a shallot.
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a leek.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of scallion
1300–50; late Middle English scalyon ( e ) < Old French *escaloigne < Vulgar Latin *escalonia, variant of Latin Ascalōnia ( caepa ) onion of Ascalon, a seaport of Palestine; replacing Middle English scalone, scaloun < Anglo-French scaloun < Vulgar Latin, as above
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“Any recipe that has scallion or spring onion or something like that, you can totally swap it out with ramp,” said Jaranilla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
A scallion you keep alive in a glass of water.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Our latest Neighborhood Eats dispatch comes from Federal Way, where we bounced around Pacific Highway South searching for the best Korean scallion pancake around the Sound.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Trim the entire white portion off the bottom of a leek or scallion stalk, then place it root-side-down in a jar or glass holding an inch of water.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
She found him behind a row of timing belts when she brought a lunch of scallion pancakes.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
For me, that has meant chicken with scallions and frozen ginger cubes; shaved corn with poblano and onion; butternut squash with thyme and shallots; grated tomato with basil and garlic.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
She didn’t get the noodles, scallions or soy sauce for “cold sesame noodles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the past, foods including bagged salad mixes, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, raspberries, snow peas and scallions have been linked to cyclosporiasis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Finish with scallions, black pepper and a light dusting of Cajun seasoning.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
She lines up the halves of the scallions and starts to chop.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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