How do you pronounce abalone?

The recorded pronunciation is /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/.

abalone

/æb.əˈloʊ.ni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: abalone
IPA: /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/

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Meaning

noun

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

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

noun

The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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"

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”)

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: abulón, aulun

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/
British English: /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abalones (plural) avalone (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

ass's-ear abalone ass's ear abalone Australian abalone black abalone blacklip abablone Chilean abalone green abalone northern abalone

Frequently Paired Words

paua

Synonyms

ear shell ormer paua pawa perlemoen ear-shell

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni coney mahoney pepperoni