chalote
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, from Old French eschaloigne, from Latin ascalonia (cēpa) (literally “onion of Ascalon”). Doublet of escalonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈlote/ [t͡ʃaˈlo.t̪e]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: cha‧lo‧te
Noun
chalote m (plural chalotes)
- shallot
- Synonym: ajo chalote
Further reading
- “chalote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024