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

Example Sentences

And, it pays homage to writer and chef Alison Roman, whose famed shallot pasta calls for a tin of anchovy fillets.

From Salon

Right now, as I’m doing this interview, I’m in the mood for the caramelized shallot da bing, cod with black garlic butter and red braised kabocha.

From Salon

Sometime in the past few years, though, I opted to add a sliced onion, a sliced shallot and some garlic to the dish.

From Salon

Crispy, crunchy fried shiitake mushrooms are piled high on a bed of shallot chilli butter, which sits on a crunch roll.

From Salon

Then the next day, I roast down this shallot for this sweet caramelized crust on it — so now this tomato went from that nice simple tomato with a little bit of flake salt on it, to this drop of balsamic on it, to now — it just keeps going.

From Seattle Times