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shallot

Syllabification: (shal·lot)

Pronunciation: /SHəˈlät, ˈSHalət/

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Definition of shallot

noun

1a small bulb that resembles an onion and is used for pickling or as a substitute for onion.

2the plant that produces shallots, each mature bulb producing a cluster of smaller bulbs.
- Allium ascalonicum, family Liliaceae (or Alliaceae)

Origin:

mid 17th century: shortening of eschalot, from French eschalotte, alteration of Old French eschaloigne (in Anglo-Norman French scaloun: see scallion)

Spell shallot with a double l.