noun
abalone
ab-uh-LOH-nee
noun
1
An edible sea snail with a flattened, ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl; also, its meat.
"The restaurant served grilled abalone with garlic butter."
How to Use Abalone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shellfish prized both for its meat and its shiny, pearly shell.
Word Forms
abalones plural
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Etymology
From American Spanish abulón, itself from an Indigenous California language, referring to the red abalone found along that coast.