sjalot

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, from Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Classical Latin ascalonia (cēpa), referring to Ashkelon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːˈlɔt/

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• Hyphenation: sja‧lot
• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

sjalot f (plural sjalotten, diminutive sjalotje n)

1. shallot, Allium cepa var. aggregatum [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: eslook

Descendants

• Afrikaans: salot
• → Papiamentu: sjalot (dated)

Further reading

• sjalot on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl