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Young onion before the bulb has enlarged
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scallion
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Word definitions for scallion in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Add scallions and cook another minute. ▪ Add the scallions together with a couple of tablespoons of the broth and simmer, covered, until tender. ▪ But the cakes are highly seasoned, tasting more of scallions, poblano peppers ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., scalun "kind of onion," also "thing of little value," from Anglo-French escalone , Old North French escalogne , or Old French eschaloigne , all from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin (cæpa) Ascalonia "(onion) from Ascalon," seaport in southwestern ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek , Allium porrum ] young onion before the bulb has enlarged [syn: green onion ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context now chiefly US English) A spring onion, ''Allium fistulosum''. 2 (context now chiefly US English) Any of various similar members of the genus ''Allium''. 3 Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb. 4 (context US Scotland English) A leek.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Scallion , green onion , and spring onion are English names ( with many other regional names throughout the world ) for various Allium species. All of the Allium have hollow green leaves (like the common onion ), but these are used while they lack a fully ...
Usage examples of scallion.
Arrange the scrambled eggs down the middle, then top with the scallions, avocado, salsa, sour cream, and cilantro if you have some in the house.
Scatter sliced scallions and chopped cilantro over each portion, and serve.
Put the fish on a heat-proof serving platter, pour the sauce over it, decorate with the ginger and scallion shreds, and steam for 12 to 15 minutes or until the fish is just firm to the touch.
Turn off the heat and sprinkle the sesame oil over the liquid, then spoon some of this sauce over the salmon, scatter the scallion shreds overall, and serve with the pepper flakes or seven-spices on the side.
I said, nodding toward a bald, overweight man in his mid-forties eating a bagel with scallion cream cheese.
When the mushrooms have turned dark, stir in the thyme, garlic, and scallions, and let them cook for a minute or two while you crack and scramble the eggs.
Pile the greens on 3 plates, and top with the salmon, blue cheese, scallions, and almonds, in that order, then serve.
Ignore that for a minute while you put the greens and scallions in a big salad bowl.
Add the scallions and bean sprouts, and stir-fry for another 1 to 2 minutes.
The sauce, which includes minced pork, bean sauce, ginger, fagara peppercorns, and scallions, has hardly been tampered with for 2,000 years.
Ginger and scallions are the common denominator regardless of where they are cooked.
The duck in this recipe is simmered with fresh ginger, wine, and scallions, then marinated in a rich paste pungent with bean sauce, five-spice powder, and fermented red bean curd, the closest the Chinese come to a cheese.
And here some of them were, in paintings that stood out against the bland yellow walls: Braised Chicken Breasts with Fresh Tomatoes and Scallions, All-American Apple Pie, Chocolate-Dipped Dried Fruits, even the Asparagus Quiche Julian had mentioned.
Julian sprinkled on the Parmesan slivers as well as judicious amounts of chopped chivesnever scallions, as this was another thing the do-the-catering-yourself crowd kept their eyes out for.
The vegetables segregated themselves by variety: All the carrots grouped together, and the onions, scallions, beets, sweet potatoes, radishes, turnips, and garlics.