Definition
A scallion is a young green onion with a long white stem and green leaves, often eaten raw or lightly cooked for flavor.
Etymology
From Middle English “scalyoun,” from Old French, from Latin “ascalonia caepa,” meaning “onion of Ascalon,” a city in ancient Palestine. People named the onion after the place it was associated with.
Kelly Says
Scallions, green onions, and spring onions are closely related and often confused, but in many dishes they’re used almost interchangeably. In history, people literally named this onion after a city, like calling it an “Ascalon onion.”
Translations
AFAfrikaans
groen uie
khroon EE-ye
AMአማርኛ
ብርቱካን ሽንኩርት
birtukan shinkurt
ARالعربية
بصل أخضر
ba-SAL akh-DAR
BGБългарски
зелен лук
ze-LEN look
BNবাংলা
পেঁয়াজ কলি
pe-yaj ko-li
CACatalà
ceba tendra
SE-ba TEN-dra
CSČeština
jarní cibule
YAR-nee tsi-bu-le
DADansk
forårsløg
for-ORS-loy
DEDeutsch
Frühlingszwiebel
FROY-lings-tsvee-bel
ESEspañol
cebollino
se-bo-YEE-no
ETEesti
kevad-sibul
KE-vad-si-bul
EUEuskara
tipula
ti-PU-la
FAفارسی
پیازچه
pi-yaz-che
FISuomi
kevätsipuli
KE-vat-si-pu-li
FRFrançais
oignon vert
o-nyon VEHR
GLGalego
ceboliña
the-bo-LEE-nya
HEעברית
בצל ירוק
ba-TSAL ya-ROK
HIहिन्दी
हरा प्याज
ha-RA pyaaj
HRHrvatski
mladi luk
MLA-di look
HUMagyar
újhagyma
OOY-hod-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
daun bawang
da-un ba-wang
ITItaliano
scalogno
ska-LO-nyo
LTLietuvių
svogūnų laiškai
svo-GOO-nu LAYSH-kay
LVLatviešu
zaļie sīpoli
za-LYE see-po-li
MNМонгол
ногоон сонгино
no-goon son-gi-no
MSBahasa Melayu
daun bawang
da-un ba-wang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်သွန်နီ
kyet-thwan-ni
NLNederlands
lente-ui
LEN-te oey
PLPolski
szczypiorek
shchi-PYO-rek
PTPortuguês
cebolinha
se-bo-LEE-nya
RORomână
ceapă verde
CHA-pa VER-de
RUРусский
зелёный лук
zye-LYO-nyy look
SKSlovenčina
jarná cibuľa
YAR-na tsi-bu-lya
SLSlovenščina
mlada čebula
MLA-da che-BU-la
SRСрпски
млади лук
mla-di look
SVSvenska
salladslök
sal-LADS-lurk
SWKiswahili
kitunguu maji
ki-tu-NGUU ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
வெங்காய இலை
ven-ga-ya i-lai
TEతెలుగు
ఉల్లిపాయ ఆకు
ul-li-pa-ya aa-ku
TRTürkçe
yeşil soğan
ye-SHIL so-an
UKУкраїнська
зелена цибуля
ze-LE-na tsi-BU-lya
URاردو
ہری پیاز
ha-ri pyaaz
VITiếng Việt
hành lá
hanh la