Belonn.

Brit.

/bɛˈlɒn/, U.S.

/bɛˈlɑn/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Belon.

Etymology: < the name of the river Belon (French Bélon, Belon, Breton Bêlon), which runs through the Finistère department of Brittany, France, and in which the oysters are farmed.

Cookery.

More fully Belon oyster. A variety of the edible oyster ( Ostrea edulis) farmed in the river Belon in southern Brittany; colloquial (esp. U.S.) any oyster of this species.

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oystereOE

Colchesterc1625

green oyster1667

mangrove oyster1683

pandore1701

Milton1749

sickle-oyster1758

bluepoint1789

native1815

powldoody1819

Red Bank oyster1830

raccoon oyster1834

sauce oyster1851

Portuguese oyster1881

relay1889

Portugal oyster1890

Malpeque1901

Marennes1905

Belon1908

Olympia oyster1908

Pacific oyster1912

Whitstable1940

Portugaise1942

Olympia1961

1908 Monthly Consular & Trade Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce & Labor) Mar. 121 The retail prices of the well-known grades of shell oysters to-day at the dealers in the central part of Paris are as follows per dozen, values being in cents: Victoria (English), 70..; Belon (French), 50; and Armoricaines (French), 30.

1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 40 The plate most generally considered the best in flavour is the white-fleshed belon, which is also the dearest... An Appellation Contrôlée governs its quality.

1971 Times 11 Sept. 10/7 Belon oysters..may be eaten à la carte.

1982 J. Rosso & S. Lukins Silver Palate Cookbk. 33/3 Oyster lovers..will debate the various merits of the flat versus the hollow, the pale silver and expensive Belon, the green French Marenne [etc.].

1990 Gourmet Nov. 90/2 European flat oysters are grown on both coasts, often under the misleading name of belons.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 June v. 6/5 For the first time in my life the belons were not my favorite oysters on the table.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belon
释义	Belonn. Brit. /bɛˈlɒn/, U.S. /bɛˈlɑn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Belon. Etymology: < the name of the river Belon (French Bélon, Belon, Breton Bêlon), which runs through the Finistère department of Brittany, France, and in which the oysters are farmed. Cookery. More fully Belon oyster. A variety of the edible oyster ( Ostrea edulis) farmed in the river Belon in southern Brittany; colloquial (esp. U.S.) any oyster of this species. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > shell-fish or mollusc > oyster oystereOE Colchesterc1625 green oyster1667 mangrove oyster1683 pandore1701 Milton1749 sickle-oyster1758 bluepoint1789 native1815 powldoody1819 Red Bank oyster1830 raccoon oyster1834 sauce oyster1851 Portuguese oyster1881 relay1889 Portugal oyster1890 Malpeque1901 Marennes1905 Belon1908 Olympia oyster1908 Pacific oyster1912 Whitstable1940 Portugaise1942 Olympia1961 1908 Monthly Consular & Trade Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce & Labor) Mar. 121 The retail prices of the well-known grades of shell oysters to-day at the dealers in the central part of Paris are as follows per dozen, values being in cents: Victoria (English), 70..; Belon (French), 50; and Armoricaines (French), 30. 1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 40 The plate most generally considered the best in flavour is the white-fleshed belon, which is also the dearest... An Appellation Contrôlée governs its quality. 1971 Times 11 Sept. 10/7 Belon oysters..may be eaten à la carte. 1982 J. Rosso & S. Lukins Silver Palate Cookbk. 33/3 Oyster lovers..will debate the various merits of the flat versus the hollow, the pale silver and expensive Belon, the green French Marenne [etc.]. 1990 Gourmet Nov. 90/2 European flat oysters are grown on both coasts, often under the misleading name of belons. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 June v. 6/5 For the first time in my life the belons were not my favorite oysters on the table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1908
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