scal‧lion /ˈskæljən/
noun [countable] American English[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Anglo-French;
Origin: scalun, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) 'onion of Ascalon', ancient port in Palestine]
a type of young onion with a small round end and a long green stem
Synonym : spring onion British English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲