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eschalot

eschalot

8.1
A small onion with a mild taste used to add flavor to food
  • noun
  • /ˈɛʃəˌlɑt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : eschalote
  • Chopped eschalot adds a delicate flavor to many French dishes.

Examples

  • The chef prefers using eschalots instead of regular onions in vinaigrettes.

  • You can substitute eschalot with spring onion if you can’t find any.

  • I need some eschalot for my salad.

  • The recipe calls for chopped eschalots.

  • Chopped eschalot adds a delicate flavor to many French dishes.

  • The chef prefers using eschalots instead of regular onions in vinaigrettes.

  • The recipe calls for chopped eschalots to enhance the dish's taste.

Synonyms

shallot
vseschalot
28 3.4

A small, mild onion-like bulb cooks use to add flavor

focuses on the plant that produces clustered bulbs rather than only the bulb
multiplier onion
vseschalot
  • Specialized
8.5

A garden plant that makes many small mild bulbs used for cooking

has identical meaning but differs only in the name used
Allium ascalonicum
vseschalot
  • Specialized
6.5

A small onion with several joined bulbs and a mild taste used in cooking

is the common culinary name rather than the scientific term
Allium cepa aggregatum
vseschalot
  • Specialized
8.6

A small onion that grows in clusters and is used to add a mild taste to food

is the broader term not stressing its cultivated variety

How Strong

garlic
244 1.0
onion
393 1.0
eschalot
  • Archaic
8.1
green onion
  • US
12 1.1
chive
16 2.6

Surface Forms

eschalot singular
eschalots plural

Etymology

The word eschalot comes from Latin ascalonia caepa, which means 'onion of Ascalon', a port town where these onions were known. The name later became shallot in English, and that's why an eschalot is a small, mild onion used to add a delicate flavor.