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SHALLOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shallot mean?
• SHALLOT (noun)
The noun SHALLOT has 3 senses:
1. aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
2. type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
3. small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
Familiarity information: SHALLOT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("shallot" is a kind of...):
bulb (a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure)
Holonyms ("shallot" is a part of...):
Allium ascalonicum; Allium cepa aggregatum; eschalot; multiplier onion; shallot (type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium ascalonicum; Allium cepa aggregatum; eschalot; multiplier onion; shallot
Hypernyms ("shallot" is a kind of...):
Allium cepa; onion; onion plant (bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb)
Meronyms (parts of "shallot"):
shallot (small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning)
shallot (aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("shallot" is a kind of...):
onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)
Holonyms ("shallot" is a part of...):
Allium ascalonicum; Allium cepa aggregatum; eschalot; multiplier onion; shallot (type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning)
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