eschalot

esch·a·lot  (sh-lt)

n.

See shallot.

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[Obsolete French eschalotte; see shallot.]

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eschalot [ˈɛʃəˌlɒt ˌɛʃəˈlɒt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for a shallot

[from Old French eschalotte a little scallion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

eschalot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, multiplier onion, shallot 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