abalone

See also: Abalone

English
WOTD – 30 December 2006

Alternative forms

Etymology

From American Spanish abulón, either from Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)[1][2] or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).[3]

Pink abalone.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/
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Noun

abalone (usually uncountable, plural abalones)

  1. (Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [from mid-19th century][4]
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [from mid-19th century]

Synonyms

Translations

See also

References
  1. “abalone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. “abalone” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
  3. “abalone” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
  4. “abalone” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

French

Etymology

From English abalone, borrowed in the mid-20th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ba.lɔn/

Noun

abalone m (plural abalones)

  1. (cooking, uncommon) The abalone.

Synonyms
  • (more usual terms for "abalone"): ormeau, haliotis, haliotide, oreille de mer

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English abalone, from American Spanish abulón, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”) or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [abalone]
  • Rhymes: -ne, -e

Noun

abalone (Jawi spelling ابالوني, plural abalone-abalone)

  1. abalone (edible univalve mollusc)
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