shallot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃælət/, /ʃəˈlɑt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃəˈlɒt/
- Rhymes: -ælət, -ɒt
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Noun[edit]
shallot (plural shallots)
- Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.
- Any small onion.
- (New Orleans, Australia) A scallion.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
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scallion — see scallion
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