Definition of Eschalot

1. Noun. Type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning.


Definition of Eschalot

1. n. See Shallot.

Definition of Eschalot

1. Noun. (archaic form of shallot) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eschalot

1. a shallot [n -S] - See also: shallot

Medical Definition of Eschalot

1. See Shallot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eschalot

escarbuncles
escargatoire
escargatoires
escargot
escargots
escarole
escaroles
escarped
escarping
escarpment
escarpments
escarps
escars
escatology
eschalot (current term)
eschalots
eschar
eschara
escharase
escharectomy
escharine
escharotic
escharotick
escharotics
escharotomy
eschars
eschatocol
eschatocols
eschatological

Literary usage of Eschalot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1858)
"eschalot, OR GARLIC VINEGAR. On from four to six ounces of ... eschalot WINE. This is a far more useful preparation even than the preceding one, ..."

2. The Cook's Oracle: Containing Receipts for Plain Cookery, on the Most by William Kitchiner (1845)
"eschalot SAUCE FOR BOILED MUTTON. 262. This is a very frequent and satisfactory substitute ... See (343) eschalot Wine. Obs We like a little Lemon-peel with ..."

3. The Cook and Housewife's Manual: A Practical System of Modern Demestic by Christian Isobel Johnstone (1847)
"Have a hot dish (rubbed with eschalot if you like) placed by the side or ... In Scotland, shred raw onion is still sometimes employed instead of eschalot. ..."

4. A Modern System of Domestic Cookery: Arranged on the Most Economical Plan by M. Radcliffe (1823)
"eschalot vinegar is made in the same manner as the above, and the cook should never ... eschalot Wine. Peel, mince, and pound in a mortar, three ounces of ..."

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