The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Shallot — Shal*lot , n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. [ e]chalote. See {Scallion}, and cf. {Eschalot}.] (Bot.) A small kind of onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shallot — (n.) 1664, from Fr. échalote, from M.Fr. eschalotte, from O.Fr. eschaloigne, from V.L. *escalonia (see SCALLION (Cf. scallion)) … Etymology dictionary
shallot — ► NOUN ▪ the small bulb of a plant of the onion family, used in cookery and pickling. ORIGIN French eschalotte, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, scaloun scallion … English terms dictionary
shallot — [shə lät′, shal′ət] n. [obs. Fr eschalotte, altered < OFr eschaloigne: see SCALLION] 1. a small onion (Allium ascalonicum) whose clustered bulbs, like garlic but milder, are used for flavoring 2. GREEN ONION … English World dictionary
Shallot — Taxobox name = Shallot image width = 250px image caption = Shallots regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Alliaceae genus = Allium species = A. oschaninii binomial = Allium oschaninii binomial… … Wikipedia
shallot — /shal euht, sheuh lot /, n. 1. a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery. 2. the bulb of this plant. [1655 65; aph. var. of earlier eschalot < F échalote, dim.… … Universalium
shallot — [17] The shallot is etymologically the onion from ‘Ascalon’, an ancient port in southern Palestine. The Romans called it Ascalōnia caepa ‘Ascalonian onion’, or ascalōnia for short. In Vulgar Latin this became *escalonia, which passed into Old… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
shallot — UK [ʃəˈlɒt] / US [ʃəˈlɑt] noun [countable] Word forms shallot : singular shallot plural shallots a small vegetable similar to an onion … English dictionary
shallot — [17] The shallot is etymologically the onion from ‘Ascalon’, an ancient port in southern Palestine. The Romans called it Ascalōnia caepa ‘Ascalonian onion’, or ascalōnia for short. In Vulgar Latin this became *escalonia, which passed into Old… … Word origins
shallot — shal·lot || ʃə lÉ‘t / lÉ’t n. plant from the onion family which produces an edible bulb; bulb of the shallot plant (used as food) … English contemporary dictionary
