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Shallot

//ˈʃælət// noun

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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

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.

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