🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

쪽파

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jjokpa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scallion/ˈskæl.jən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"국 위에 쪽파를 송송 썰어 넣으세요."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An onion with a slender green stem and small bulb, typically eaten raw in salads or cooked in Asian dishes.

    "Chop the scallions finely and sprinkle them over the soup before serving."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scallion' originates from the Old French 'escalion', which in turn comes from the Latin 'scallionem', a diminutive of 'scallus', meaning 'onion'. The word has evolved over centuries to refer specifically to young onions that are harvested before the bulb has fully developed.

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