Associations to the word «Shallot»

Wiktionary

SHALLOT, noun. A vegetable in the onion family.
SHALLOT, noun. Allium ascalonium.
SHALLOT, noun. Allium oschaninii.
SHALLOT, noun. Any small onion.
SHALLOT, noun. (New Orleans) A scallion

Dictionary definition

SHALLOT, noun. Aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion.
SHALLOT, noun. Type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning.
SHALLOT, noun. Small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats