échalote
French edit
Alternative forms edit
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
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
Further reading edit
- “échalote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.