échalote

French

Alternative spellings

échalotte

Etymology

From Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin scalongia, escalonia, from Classical Latin ascalonia (cēpa) "onion of Ascalon".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ʃa.lɔt/
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Noun

échalote f (plural échalotes)

shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

Synonyms

oignon vert

See also

cive

Further reading

“échalote” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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