shallot
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[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
Audio (US): (file)
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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