shallot
noun
a cultivar of the onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cooking.
shallots
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pluralof shallot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Similarly decadent but less expensive are the two mini-hot dogs with caviar and pickled shallots sold for $39 at the Bar Room at the Modern, inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Indonesians eat a hot sauce known as sambal made of chilli, garlic, shallots and aromatics with just about every meal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Top with crushed peanuts or fried shallots for crunch.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Into that fat, add sliced shallots and garlic with a pinch of thyme and oregano.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
Dried shallots and pashmak and haji badum, which are these little baked almond candies, and a new tablecloth.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
