Shallot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A type of onion with long, pointed, pear-shaped, aggregated bulbs.
  • n. The mild-flavored bulb of this plant, used in cookery.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a type of onion of the species Allium ascalonium.
  • n. a type of onion of the species Allium oschaninii.
  • n. any small onion.
  • n. A scallion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A vegetable of the onion kind, Allium Ascalonicum, native in Syria, and elsewhere cultivated; the seallion or cibol.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
  • n. aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
  • n. type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    onion    bulb    onion plant    allium cepa   
    Cross Reference
    spring onion    scallion    chive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scallion    kohl-rabi    chives    tarragon    shalot    gherkin    zucchini    dill    half-ripe    chilli