n.
Pronunciation: sh ə - ' lät also ' sha-l ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of French échalote, from Middle French eschalotte, alteration of eschaloigne, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia ― more at SCALLION
Date: 1664
1 : a bulbous perennial onion ( Allium cepa aggregatum ) that produces small clustered bulbs which resemble those of garlic and are used in seasoning also : its bulb
2 : GREEN ONION