noun, feminine/e.ʃa.lɔt/plural: échalotes
shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)
Synonyms: oignon vert
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.