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This was an oyster dish made with watercress, scallions, celery, anise, and other seasonings created in 1899 by Jules Alciatore of Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans.—John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Slice scallions and chop parsley. Beat dozen eggs with half and half and spices.—The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024 Stir in 1 cup cheese, 1/4 cup scallions, and about two-thirds of bacon.—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 Add mushrooms at the end with extra scallion and sesame seeds.—Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 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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