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shallot

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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.

[Obsolete French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Vulgar Latin *escalnia; 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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shallotshallot - 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
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 [ʃəˈlɒt] Nchalote m
shallot [ʃəˈlɒt] n (British)échalote f
shallot
nSchalotte f
shallot [ʃəˈlɒt] nscalogno
shallot [ʃəˈlɒt] nscalogno


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