escallop
- noun
- /ɛsˈkæl.əp/
- Archaic
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escalope
- The chef prepared a delicious escallop of veal with a light lemon sauce.
Examples
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She carefully browned each escallop in the skillet before serving.
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At the restaurant, I ordered the chicken escallop with mushrooms and cream.
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I ordered an escallop for dinner.
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The chef prepared delicious escallops with garlic.
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The chef prepared a delicious escallop of veal with a light lemon sauce.
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She carefully browned each escallop in the skillet before serving.
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At the restaurant, I ordered the chicken escallop with mushrooms and cream.
Synonyms
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3.6
A small thin slice of meat often covered in breadcrumbs and fried
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6.1
A thin slice of meat often fried or broiled
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8.1
Thin slices of meat, often chicken or veal, cooked in a sauce
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9.9
A small slice of meat or other food
A thin slice of meat, often veal, fried or grilled
Thin veal cutlets topped with onion sauce and liver paste, covered with cheese and baked
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Escallop for a thin slice of meat also comes from the same old French idea of a 'shell'; a helpful way to remember this is to imagine cooks cutting the meat thin so it looked like a flat shell or fit a small plate. So an escallop of veal or chicken is a thin, flat slice of meat for frying or broiling.