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| shal·lot [ shə lót ] (plural shal·lots) |
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1. shallot bulb used as food: an edible bulb with a delicate onion flavor
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2. plant in onion family: a cultivated plant of the onion family that produces shallots. Latin name Allium ascalonicum.
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| [Mid-17th century. < French échalotte, alteration of Old French esc(h)aloigne (see scallion)] |
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