shallot

[ shal-uht, shuh-lot ]

noun

1. a cultivar of the onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cooking.
2. the bulb of onion cultivar Allium cepa aggregatum, used in cooking.

shallot

/ ʃəˈlɒt /

noun

1. Also calledscallion an alliaceous plant, Allium ascalonicum, cultivated for its edible bulb
2. the bulb of this plant, which divides into small sections and is used in cooking for flavouring and as a vegetable

Word History and Origins

Origin of shallot¹

First recorded in 1655–65; shortening of earlier eschalot, from French échalote, diminutive of Middle French eschaloigne scallion

Word History and Origins

Origin of shallot¹

C17: from Old French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Latin Ascalōnia caepa Ascalonian onion, from Ascalon, a Palestinian town