shallot

shal·lot  (shlt, sh-lt)

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.

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[Obsolete French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Vulgar Latin *escalnia; see scallion.]

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shallot [shal-lot]

Noun

a small, onion-like plant used in cooking for flavouring [Old French eschaloigne]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion Allium 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 Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion 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

Translations

shallot [ʃəˈlɔt] n (BRIT) → cebollita, chalote m

shallot [ʃəˈlɔt] n (Brit) → échalote f

shallot [ʃəˈlɔt] (Brit) n → Schalotte f

shallot [ʃəˈlɔt] n (BRIT) → scalogna