scallop

English

A scallop.

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Etymology

From Old French escalope (“shell”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈskæləp/ (rhymes with gallop)
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  • (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈskɒləp/ (rhymes with trollop) or IPA(key): /ˈskæləp/ (rhymes with gallop)
  • (traditional New England) IPA(key): /ˈskɒləp/ (rhymes with trollop)
  • (Ireland, UK) IPA(key): /ˈskaləp/

Noun

scallop (plural scallops)

  1. Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming.
  2. One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell.
  3. A fillet of meat, escalope.
  4. A form of fried potato.
  5. A dish shaped like a scallop shell.

Usage notes

To specify bivalves, rather than fillets of meat or potatoes, sea scallop and similar terms may be used instead. This is particularly done when several of these are used, such as in cookbooks and in parts of Australia.

Synonyms

  • (mollusc): scollop (British), sea scallop (parts of Australia)
  • (potato): potato cake (parts of Australia), potato scallop (parts of Australia)

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Verb

scallop (third-person singular simple present scallops, present participle scalloping, simple past and past participle scalloped)

  1. To cut in the shape of a crescent
  2. (Discuss(+) this sense) (transitive) to make or cook scallops
  3. (transitive) to bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped
  4. (intransitive) to harvest scallops

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