eschalot

esch·a·lot

E0209300 (ĕsh′ə-lŏt′)n. A shallot.

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[Obsolete French eschalotte; see shallot.]

eschalot

(ˈɛʃəˌlɒt; ˌɛʃəˈlɒt) n (Plants) another name for a shallot[C18: from Old French eschalotte a little scallion]

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eschalot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoningAllium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, multiplier onion, shallotshallot - small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoningAllium cepa, onion plant, onion - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulbshallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion