Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shal-uh t, shuh-lot]
- /ˈʃæl ət, ʃəˈlɒt/
- /ʃəˈlɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shal-uh t, shuh-lot]
- /ˈʃæl ət, ʃəˈlɒt/
Definitions of shallot word
- noun shallot a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery. 1
- noun shallot the bulb of this plant. 1
- noun shallot small onion 1
- variable noun shallot Shallots are small round vegetables that are the roots of a crop and are similar to onions. They have a strong taste and are used for flavouring other food. 0
- noun shallot an alliaceous plant, Allium ascalonicum, cultivated for its edible bulb 0
- noun shallot the bulb of this plant, which divides into small sections and is used in cooking for flavouring and as a vegetable 0
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Origin of shallot
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; aphetic variant of earlier eschalot < French échalote, diminutive of Middle French eschaloigne scallion
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Parts of speech for Shallot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shallot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shallot usage trend in Literature
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