German

Noun

Abalone f ‎(genitive Abalone, plural Abalonen)

1. abalone (edible univalve mollusc)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• avalone (obsolete)

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. [Mid 19^th century.]^[4]
2. (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [Mid 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (UK) ear-shell, (Guernsey) ormer, (New Zealand) paua, pawa, (South Africa) perlemoen

Translations

See also

• paua noun

References

1. ↑ “abalone” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
2. ↑ “abalone” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
3. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2
4. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 1

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French

Etymology

From English, borrowed in the mid-20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abalɔn/

Noun

abalone m ‎(plural abalones)

1. (cooking, uncommon) The abalone.

Synonyms

• (more usual terms for "abalone"): ormeau, haliotis, haliotide, oreille de mer

Malay

Etymology

From English abalone, from American Spanish abulón, from Spanish aulone, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone) aūlun ‎(“red abalone”) or from Shoshone aūlun ‎(“red abalone”).

Alternative forms

• ابالوني

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abalone]
• Rhymes: -ne, -e

Noun

abalone ‎(Jawi spelling ابالوني, plural abalone-abalone)

1. abalone (edible univalve mollusc)