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shallot

shal·lot [ shə lót ] (plural shal·lots)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. shallot bulb used as food: an edible bulb with a delicate onion flavor

2. plant in onion family: a cultivated plant of the onion family that produces shallots. Latin name Allium ascalonicum.

[Mid-17th century. < French échalotte, alteration of Old French esc(h)aloigne (see scallion)]
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