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abalone

Pronunciation: /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/

The English word “abalone” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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