English Explanatory Dictionary

abalone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

Pronunciation

/æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/ /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/ /ˈæbəlɒn/ en-us-abalone.ogg en-ca-abalone.ogg EN-AU ck1 abalone.ogg

Word forms

abalone abalones avalone

Etymology

Etymology tree Southern Ohlone aulunbor. Spanish abulónbor. English abalone From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)

Synonyms

Related words

paua

Derived words

ass's-ear abalone ass's ear abalone Australian abalone black abalone blacklip abablone Chilean abalone green abalone northern abalone pink abablone pinto abalone rainbow abalone red abalone ridged ear abalone staircase abalone variable abalone virgin abalone white abalone withering abalone syndrome

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