abalone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References

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[edit] Etymology

From American Spanish abulón, from Ohlone (Rumsen) aulón. Used in English since the 19th Century.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /æbəˈləʊni/
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[edit] Noun

abalone (plural abalones)

1. (US, Australia, zoology) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

[edit] Synonyms

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

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[edit] See also

• paua n

[edit] References

• Wikipedia has an article on “Abalone”. Wikipedia
• “abalone” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “abalone” in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “abalone” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.