abalone

See also: Abalone

English
WOTD – 30 December 2006

Alternative forms

Etymology

From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)[1][2]

pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata)

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/, /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.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 c.][3]
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [from mid-19th c.]

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Translations

See also

References
  1. “abalone”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. “abalone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abalone”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

Further reading

French

Etymology

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

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

abalone m (plural abalones)

  1. (cooking, uncommon) the abalone

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From English abalone, from American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen (Southern Ohlone 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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