scaloun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scalan, scalon, scalyon, scalyone, skalon

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Latin ascalōnia (cēpa) (literally “onion of Ascalon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskal(j)un/, /skaˈl(j)uːn/

Noun

scaloun (plural scalouns)

1. The shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum or Allium oschaninii)
2. (figuratively, rare) A worthless or useless thing.

Descendants

• English: scallion
• Scots: scallion

References

• “scalǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.