chalota

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French échalote.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɔ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɔ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɔ.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈlɔ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈlɔ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈlɔ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: cha‧lo‧ta

Noun

chalota f (plural chalotas)

1. shallot (vegetable in the onion family)

Further reading

• “chalota”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlota/ [t͡ʃaˈlo.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: cha‧lo‧ta

Noun

chalota f (plural chalotas)

1. alternative form of chalote

Further reading

• “chalota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025