abalone
pronunciation
How to pronounce abalone in British English:
UK [ˌæbəˈləʊni]
How to pronounce abalone in American English:
US [ˌæbəˈloʊni]
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- Noun:
- any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
Word Origin
- abalone (n.)
- type of marine shell, 1850, American English, from Spanish abulon from Costanoan (a California coastal Indian language family) aluan "red abalone."
Example
- 1. Most abalone in the u.s. are farmed .
- 2. She ordered the special set for the day : a 58-yuan set with abalone and shark fin soup .
- 3. The forests created a rich ecosystem by providing habitat for important species including black lip abalone and southern rock lobster , he said .
- 4. His aomori abalone was the most chinese of all his dishes , very tender , almost melting with a light glaze of oyster sauce .
- 5. Her 1997 phd thesis focused on the abalone , a sea snail that produces exceptionally strong shells made of calcium carbonate .