Shallot

//ˈʃælət// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.; Allium ascalonium.
  2. 2
    small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning wordnet
  3. 3
    Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.; Allium oschaninii.
  4. 4
    type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning wordnet
  5. 5
    Any small onion.
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  1. 6
    aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion wordnet
  2. 7
    A scallion. Australia

Synonyms

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allium ascalonicumallium cepa aggregatumcondimenteschalotmultiplier onionpepper

Example

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"The shallot tasted so much better than the onion in that recipe."

Etymology

Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (cēpa) (“onion of Ashkelon”). Doublet of scallion.

Related phrases

Persian shallotbanana shallotallium ascaloniumallium fistulosumallium oschaniniispring onion

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