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(shə·lot′) noun
1. An onionlike culinary vegetable (Allium ascalonicum) allied to garlic but having milder bulbs which are used in seasoning and for pickles.
2. A small onion. Also spelled eschalot. [<OF eschalotte, alter. of eschaloigne. See SCALLION.]
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