échalote

French edit

Alternative forms edit

échalotte

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Classical Latin ascalonia (cēpa) (literally “onion of Ascalon”). Cf. also Medieval Latin scalongia, escalonia, modeled after the Old French.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /e.ʃa.lɔt/
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Noun edit

échalote f (plural échalotes)

shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)
Synonym: oignon vert

Descendants edit

→ English: shallot
→ German: Schalotte
- → Romanian: șalotă
→ Portuguese: chalota
→ Spanish: chalote, chalota

See also edit

cive

Further reading edit

“échalote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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