Definition of shallot Shallot
shal•lot
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NounPlural: shallots |
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| shallot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning | ||
| eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum | ||
| allium cepa, onion plant, onion an aromatic flavorful vegetable | ||
| shallot small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning | ||
| shallot - small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning | ||
| onion an aromatic flavorful vegetable | ||
| shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion | ||
| bulb a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shallot (Noun)
A type of onion of the species Allium ascalonium . - shallot (Noun)
A type of onion of the species Allium oschaninii . - shallot (Noun)
Any small onion. - shallot (Noun)
New Orleans A scallion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shallot (n.)
A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shallot
sha-lot′, n. a species of onion with a flavour like that of garlic.—Also Shalot′. [O. Fr. eschalote, formed from eschalone, escalone, whence Eng. scallion (q.v.).]
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🔤- shallot, noun, singular of shallots.
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