eschalot
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esch·a·lot
(ĕsh′ə-lŏt′)n.
A shallot.
[Obsolete French eschalotte; see shallot.]
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eschalot
(ˈɛʃəˌlɒt; ˌɛʃəˈlɒt)n
(Plants) another name for a shallot
[C18: from Old French eschalotte a little scallion]
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Noun | 1. | eschalot - type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning shallot - small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning Allium cepa, onion plant, onion - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion |
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