abalone
Meaning
- (Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- (Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
Translations
ormeau
abulón
haliotis
Meerohr
orella de mar
abaloneFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/æb.əˈləʊ.ni/
Etymology
From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)
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