[shal-uh
t, shuh-lot] 
| 1. | a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery. |
| 2. | the bulb of this plant. |
| shal·lot (shāl'ət, shə-lŏt') n. In both senses also called eschalot.
[Obsolete French eschalotte, from Old French eschaloigne, from Vulgar Latin *escalōnia; see scallion.] |