abalone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæbəlɒn/ (Singapore)
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- /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/ (General-American)
- /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/ (General-American)
- /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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”)
Meanings
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(Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
After he had brought it close to the canoe, he looked down and saw that it was a great live abalone caught in the flesh. Its color shone out of the water. As it ascended it was so big that all the canoes seemed to come inside of it, and it shone in every one's face
1909, John Reed Swanton (translator), edited by John Reed Swanton, Tlingit Myths and Texts, The Poor Man who Caught Wonderful Things:
- (Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| avalone | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| abalones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
variable abalone · withering abalone syndrome · virgin abalone · Australian abalone · Chilean abalone · white abalone · blacklip abablone · staircase abalone · pink abablone · red abalone · ass's-ear abalone · green abalone · ass's ear abalone · pinto abalone · northern abalone · black abalone · rainbow abalone · ridged ear abalone
Relateds
Synonyms
perlemoen · paua · ear shell · ormer · pawa
Translations (65)
ar أُذُن اَلْبَحْر (edible univalve mollusc) · pt haliote (edible univalve mollusc) · id kerang mata tujuh (edible univalve mollusc) · ast peñerina (edible univalve mollusc) · it abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · pt abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · th หอยเป๋าฮื้อ (edible univalve mollusc) · eo halioto (edible univalve mollusc) · de Abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · nan-hbl 鮑魚 /鲍鱼 (edible univalve mollusc) · id mata tujuh (edible univalve mollusc) · de Meerohr (edible univalve mollusc) · pl ucho morskie (edible univalve mollusc) · yue 鮑魚 /鲍鱼 (edible univalve mollusc) · hak 鮑魚 /鲍鱼 (edible univalve mollusc) · cs ušeň (edible univalve mollusc) · vi bào ngư (edible univalve mollusc) · ain アィペ (edible univalve mollusc) · ru морско́е у́шко (edible univalve mollusc) · gl peneira (edible univalve mollusc) · fr haliotide (edible univalve mollusc) · ms abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · ja 鮑 (edible univalve mollusc) · ru абало́н (edible univalve mollusc) · nl zeeoor (edible univalve mollusc) · csm hás·yny- (edible univalve mollusc) · sv havsöra (edible univalve mollusc) · cmn 鰒魚 /鳆鱼 (edible univalve mollusc) · gd cluas-mhara (edible univalve mollusc) · de Seeohr (edible univalve mollusc) · fi abaloni (edible univalve mollusc) · es loco (edible univalve mollusc) · ko 전복 (edible univalve mollusc) · id abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · it orecchia di mare (edible univalve mollusc) · pl słuchotka (edible univalve mollusc) · es abulón (edible univalve mollusc) · af perlemoen (edible univalve mollusc) · es oreja de mar (edible univalve mollusc) · cy clust fôr (edible univalve mollusc) · el αυτί της θάλασσας (edible univalve mollusc) · ast oreya de mar (edible univalve mollusc) · tr denizkulağı (edible univalve mollusc) · ca orella de mar (edible univalve mollusc) · mi marapeka (edible univalve mollusc) · ga cluas mhara (edible univalve mollusc) · sv öronsnäcka (edible univalve mollusc) · hi कर्णशुक्ति (edible univalve mollusc) · is sæeyra (edible univalve mollusc) · ru галио́тис (edible univalve mollusc) · sv abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · fi merikorva (edible univalve mollusc) · fr ormeau (edible univalve mollusc) · nl abalone (edible univalve mollusc) · cmn 石決明 /石决明 (edible univalve mollusc) · tl kabibing-tainga (edible univalve mollusc) · gl orella de mar (edible univalve mollusc) · wao híle (edible univalve mollusc) · ms ابالوني (edible univalve mollusc) · ast oreya (edible univalve mollusc) · cmn 鮑魚 /鲍鱼 (edible univalve mollusc) · mi pāua (edible univalve mollusc) · lmw wákkah (edible univalve mollusc) · ja アワビ (edible univalve mollusc) · fa گوش دریا (edible univalve mollusc)