different between garlic vs shallot

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• garlicke (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English garlik, garleek, garlek, garlec, from Old English g?rl?ac (“garlic”, literally “spear-leek”), from g?r (“spear”, in reference to the cloves) + l?ac (“leek”). Cognate with Scots garlek, garleke, garlik (“garlic”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????l?k/
• (US) enPR: gär?l?k, IPA^(key): /????l?k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)l?k

Noun

garlic (countable and uncountable, plural garlics)

1. A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

Derived terms

Related terms

• leek

Translations

Verb

garlic (third-person singular simple present garlics, present participle garlicking, simple past and past participle garlicked)

1. To flavour with garlic

Translations

See also

• alliaceous
• ramp, ramson

Further reading

• garlic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• garlic on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Middle English

Noun

garlic

1. Alternative form of garlek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (c?pa) (“onion of Ashkelon”). Doublet of scallion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??æl?t/, /???l?t/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???l?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

shallot (plural shallots)

1. A vegetable in the onion family.
   1. Allium ascalonium.
   2. Allium oschaninii.
   3. Any small onion.
   4. (Louisiana, Australia) A scallion

Translations

See also

• chive
• scallion
• spring onion

Further reading

• shallot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia