shallot
/ʃəˈlɑt/
UK: /ʃəˈlɒt/
shallot
English
Noun
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Definition
Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.
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.
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