abalone

/ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/

UK: /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/

ÆB · əloʊ · ni (3 syllables)

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Definition

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

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

"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"