shal·lot (sh l  t, sh-l t)n. In both senses also called eschalot. 1. A type of onion with long, pointed, pear-shaped, aggregated bulbs. 2. The mild-flavored bulb of this plant, used in cookery. [Obsolete French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Vulgar Latin *escal  nia; see scallion.] |
shallot [ʃəˈlɒt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called scallion an alliaceous plant, Allium ascalonicum, cultivated for its edible bulb
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the bulb of this plant, which divides into small sections and is used in cooking for flavouring and as a vegetable
[from Old French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Latin Ascalōnia caepa Ascalonian onion, from Ascalon, a Palestinian town]
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| Noun | 1. |  shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onionAllium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion, shallot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure |
| 2. | shallot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning shallot - small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning Allium cepa, onion plant, onion - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion | |
| 3. | shallot - small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning onion - an aromatic flavorful vegetable Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion, shallot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning |
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