Shallot Definition

shălət, shə-lŏt
shallots
noun
shallots
A small onion (Allium ascalonicum) whose clustered bulbs, like garlic but milder, are used for flavoring.
Webster's New World
The mild-flavored bulb of this plant, used in cooking.
American Heritage

Green onion.

Webster's New World
A vegetable in the onion family.
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Other Word Forms of Shallot

Noun

Singular:
shallot
Plural:
shallots

Origin of Shallot

  • Shortening of French échalote from Middle French eschalote alteration (influenced by -ote, -otte) (feminine of -ot diminutive suff.) of Old French eschaloigne from Vulgar Latin escalōnia scallion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French échalote, alteration of eschaloigne, from Middle Latin escalonia "onion of Ascalon".

    From Wiktionary

Shallot Sentence Examples

  • Garlic is cultivated in the same manner as the shallot.

  • We are going to replant some of them, as too late to do a shallot order.

  • Crush 4 boiled new potatoes and mix in 1 tsp grain mustard, chopped parsley, freshly ground black pepper and 1 chopped shallot.

  • Sweet (unsalted) butter 1 each large shallot, peeled and minced fine 1 Tbl.

  • Pour some shallot sauce around disks and sprinkle with bacon vinaigrette.

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