scallion
skal yuhn
- n plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
- n a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
- But regardless of the official ban, at least a dozen publishing houses are cranking out translated copies, which are selling like scallion buns on the street.
- Best fun: Actress Colbert warding off ardent Actor Cooper's advances with a scallion breath, announcing: "I'll fight you with every vegetable at my disposal.
- An Anderson menu might start with snail soup from the Black Forest or a corn-and-scallion chowder with salt pork, proceed to Sicilian swordfish croquettes with sultanas and pine .