shallot

noun
/ˈʃælət/US/ʃəˈlɒt/UK

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from ascalonia — “onion of Ashkelon
  2. derived from escalonia
  3. derived from eschaloigne
  4. derived from eschalote
  5. borrowed from échalote

Definitions

  1. Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.

  2. Any small onion.

  3. A scallion.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA