shallot

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US/ˈʃælət/US/ʃəˈlɑt/UK/ʃəˈlɒt/

noun

Allium ascalonicum.

Similar
eschalotmultiplier onionAllium cepa aggregatumAllium ascalonicum
OriginFrench échalote ← Middle French eschalote ← Old French eschaloigne →
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Meanings

nounshallot (plural shallots)

plural shallots

  1. Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.
    1. Allium ascalonicum.
    2. Allium oschaninii.
  2. Any small onion.
  3. AustraliaNew OrleansA scallion.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountype of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning

Similar
eschalotmultiplier onionAllium cepa aggregatumAllium ascalonicum
Broader
oniononion plantAllium cepa
Also see
multiplier onion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinascalonia“onion of Ashkelon”
  2. Medieval Latinescalonia
  3. Old Frencheschaloigne
  4. Middle Frencheschalote
  5. Frenchéchalote
  6. Englishshallot

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.

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Translations

Arabic كراث أندلسي
  • كراث أندلسي (kurrāṯ ʔandalusiyy)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Basque tipulatx, exalota
  • tipulatxvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • exalotavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Catalan escalunya
  • escalunyavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Chinese Mandarin 火蔥 /火葱
  • 火蔥 /火葱 (huǒcōng)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Czech šalotka
  • šalotkavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Danish skalotteløg
  • skalotteløgvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Dutch eslook, sjalot
  • eslookvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • sjalotvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Esperanto ŝaloto, askalono
  • ŝalotovegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • askalonovegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Finnish pikkusipuli, salottisipuli
  • pikkusipuliany small onion
  • salottisipulivegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
French échalote
  • échalotevegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
German Schalotte
  • Schalottevegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Greek ασκαλώνιο
  • ασκαλώνιο (askalónio)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Hindi छोटे प्याज़
  • छोटे प्याज़ (choṭe pyāz)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Hungarian mogyoróhagyma
  • mogyoróhagymavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Icelandic skalottlaukur, sjalottulaukur
  • skalottlaukurvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • sjalottulaukurvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • skalotlaukurvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • sandlaukurvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Indonesian bawang merah
  • bawang merahvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Irish seallóid
  • seallóidvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Italian scalogno
  • scalognovegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Japanese エシャロット
  • エシャロット (esharotto)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Korean 셜롯
  • 셜롯 (syeollot)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Latvian šalote, Askalonijas sīpols
  • šalotevegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • Askalonijas sīpolsvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Malay bawang merah
  • bawang merahvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Norwegian sjalottløk
  • sjalottløkvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Norwegian Bokmål sjalottløk
  • sjalottløkvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Polish szalotka
  • szalotkavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Portuguese chalota
  • chalotavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Romanian hașmă, șalotă
  • hașmăvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • șalotăvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Russian шало́т, лу́к-шало́т
  • шало́т (šalót)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • лу́к-шало́т (lúk-šalót)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Slovak šalotka
  • šalotkavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Spanish chalota, chalote
  • chalotavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • chalotevegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • ajo chalotevegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • cebolla escaloniavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Swedish schalottenlök
  • schalottenlökvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Tamil சின்னவெங்காயம், உள்ளி
  • சின்னவெங்காயம் (ciṉṉaveṅkāyam)any small onion
  • உள்ளி (uḷḷi)any small onion
  • ஈருள்ளி (īruḷḷi)any small onion
  • சின்னவெங்காயம் (ciṉṉaveṅkāyam)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Thai หอมแดง
  • หอมแดง (hɔ̌ɔm-dɛɛng)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Turkish arpacık soğanı, kıska
  • arpacık soğanıvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • kıskavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Ukrainian кущі́вка, шало́т
  • кущі́вка (kuščívka)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • шало́т (šalót)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Vietnamese hành, hành tím
  • hànhvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • hành tímvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • hành tavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • hàng tíavegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Welsh shibwns, sialots
  • shibwnsvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
  • sialotsvegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii
Yiddish שאַלאָט
  • שאַלאָט (shalot)vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shallot

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Cite this entry
APA

shallot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallot

MLA

“shallot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shallot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallot.

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