escalonia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ascalōnia cēpa (“onion from Ashkelon”). Doublet of chalote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskaˈlonja/ [es.kaˈlo.nja]
Rhymes: -onja
Syllabification: es‧ca‧lo‧nia

Noun

escalonia f (plural escalonias)

shallot

Further reading

“escalonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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