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)

The shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum or Allium oschaninii)
(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.

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