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The Morning Glory ginger fried rice is a mix of sautéed vegetables, such as peas, broccoli, carrots, onions and scallions in a garlic-ginger butter.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 Mix in cilantro and scallion greens just before serving.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 6 May 2025 Buy scallions to top them with, and either TJ’s Soyaki or a homemade blend of 1:1 soy sauce and black vinegar.—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 But in this case, bagel dough is filled with warm scallion cream cheese and sprinkled with everything seasoning.—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scallion
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Etymology
Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon-, Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in ancient Palestine
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