échalote

== French == === Alternative forms === échalotte === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /e.ʃa.lɔt/ === Noun === échalote f (plural échalotes) shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum) Synonym: oignon vert ==== Descendants ==== → English: shallot → German: Schalotte→ Romanian: șalotă → Portuguese: chalota → Spanish: chalote, chalota ==== See also ==== cive === Further reading === “échalote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012