shallot
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shallot
- /ˈʃælət/ US
- /ʃəˈlɑt/ US
- /ʃəˈlɒt/ UK
Rhymes with -ælət, -ɒt
Where it comes from
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.
noun shallots
- Allium ascalonicum.
- Allium oschaninii.
- Any small onion.
- A scallion.
Translations
Every language
noun vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
| Español | chalota, chalote, ajo chalote, cebolla escalonia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 셜롯 syeollot |
| 日本語 | エシャロット esharotto |
| 中文 | 火蔥 /火葱 huǒcōng |
| हिन्दी | छोटे प्याज़ choṭe pyāz |
| Português | chalota |
| Français | échalote |
| Deutsch | Schalotte |
| Italiano | scalogno |
| Ελληνικά | ασκαλώνιο askalónio |
| Română | hașmă, șalotă |
| Русский | шало́т šalót, лу́к-шало́т lúk-šalót |
| Tiếng Việt | hành, hành tím, hành ta, hàng tía |
| العربية | كراث أندلسي kurrāṯ ʔandalusiyy |
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