name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
scullion
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskʌl.i.ən/
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CMU ARPABET: S K AH1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A servant from the lower classes.
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noun
Meaning 3
A low, base person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
Alternative form of macaroni.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 5
a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: servant, retainer
History
Etymology
Probably a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoláidhín, a diminutive form of scolaidhe (“student”).
Either from Middle French escouillon (“a swab, cloth”), diminutive of escouve (“broom, twig”) from Latin scopa, or an alteration of Old French souillon (“scullion”) by influence of scullery.