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)

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

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