The shallot tasted so much better than the onion in that recipe.
Source: tatoeba (8985345)
Shallot
/ˈʃælət/
Synonyms for "shallot" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: eschalot, allium ascalonicum, allium cepa aggregatum, ascalonicum onion, condiment.
- Sentence evidence is available for shallot, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "shallot".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "shallot"
Keep "shallot" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "shallot" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "shallot", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "shallot" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
4 entriesgray shallotpurple shallotred shallotyellow shallot
Collocations
6 entriesminced shallotpurple shallotred shallotshallot bulbshallot oilyellow shallot
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 59 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- كراث أندلسي noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Asturian
1 entries- chalota noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Basque
2 entries- exalota noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- tipulatx noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Catalan
1 entries- escalunya noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 火蔥 /火葱 noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Corsican
1 entries- scalonia noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Czech
1 entries- šalotka noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Danish
1 entries- skalotteløg noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Dutch
2 entries- eslook noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- sjalot noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
East Frisian Low Saxon
1 entries- sklöet noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Esperanto
2 entries- askalono noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- ŝaloto noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Fijian
1 entries- varasa noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Finnish
1 entries- salottisipuli noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
French
1 entries- échalote noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Galician
1 entries- chalota noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Georgian
1 entries- ხახვი noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
German
1 entries- Schalotte noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Greek
1 entries- ασκαλώνιο noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Hindi
1 entries- छोटे प्याज़ noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Hungarian
1 entries- mogyoróhagyma noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Icelandic
4 entries- sandlaukur noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- sjalottulaukur noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- skalotlaukur noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- skalottlaukur noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Ido
1 entries- shaloto noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Indonesian
1 entries- bawang merah noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Irish
1 entries- seallóid noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Italian
1 entries- scalogno noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Japanese
1 entries- エシャロット noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Kazakh
2 entries- шалот noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- шалот пиязы noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Khmer
1 entries- ខ្ទឹមក្រហម noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Korean
1 entries- 셜롯 noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Latvian
2 entries- Askalonijas sīpols noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- šalote noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Macedonian
2 entries- кромитче noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- шало́т noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Malay
1 entries- bawang merah noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Malayalam
2 entries- ഉള്ളി noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- ചുവന്നുള്ളി noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Middle English
1 entries- scaloun noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Norman
1 entries- châlote noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
North Frisian
4 entries- Skalot noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- schalot (Langenhorn) noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- schalut (Ockholm) noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- skalot (Karrharde) noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- pîvazterk noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Norwegian
1 entries- sjalottløk noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sjalottløk noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sjalottlauk noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Occitan
1 entries- escalonha noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Polish
1 entries- szalotka noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Portuguese
1 entries- chalota noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Romanian
2 entries- hașmă noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- șalotă noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Russian
2 entries- лу́к-шало́т noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- шало́т noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Saterland Frisian
2 entries- Skelotte noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- Sklotte noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- ljutika noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Sicilian
1 entries- scalognu noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Slovak
1 entries- šalotka noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Slovene
1 entries- šalotka noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Spanish
4 entries- ajo chalote noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- cebolla escalonia noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- chalota noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- chalote noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Swedish
1 entries- schalottenlök noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Tamil
1 entries- சின்னவெங்காயம் noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Thai
1 entries- หอมแดง noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Turkish
2 entries- arpacık soğanı noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- kıska noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Ukrainian
2 entries- кущі́вка noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- шало́т noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Welsh
2 entries- shibwns noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- sialots noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
West-Frisian
2 entries- selot noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
- sjelot noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Yiddish
1 entries- שאַלאָט noun (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii)
Sample sentences
1 total sentences available.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "shallot"?
Closest matches include eschalot, allium ascalonicum, allium cepa aggregatum, ascalonicum onion, condiment.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "shallot"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.