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(s̸hə lät′, s̸hal′ət)

noun

a small onion (Allium ascalonicum) whose clustered bulbs, like garlic but milder, are used for flavoring
green onion

Origin: obs. Fr eschalotte, altered < OFr eschaloigne: see scallion

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noun In both senses also called eschalot.

A type of onion with long, pointed, pear-shaped, aggregated bulbs.
The mild-flavored bulb of this plant, used in cookery.

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Origin: Obsolete French eschalotte

Origin: , from Old French eschaloigne

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *escalōnia; see scallion

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