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scallop

scallop

4 6.1
A thin slice of meat often fried or broiled
  • noun
  • /ˈskæl.əp/
translation icon : escalope
  • I've watched him plate a raw scallop during its last dying contraction of muscle.
  • veal scallops
  • pound veal scallops

Examples

Synonyms

cutlet
vsscallop
12 3.6

A small thin slice of meat often covered in breadcrumbs and fried

is the thin slice usually plain and cooked without breading
medallion
vsscallop
5 4.1

A small, round, flat piece of boneless meat or fish

is the thin slice rather than a round shaped boneless piece
paillard
vsscallop
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A thin piece of meat pounded flat and cooked quickly, often grilled

is the thin slice usually fried or broiled rather than quickly grilled
scaloppine
vsscallop
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Thin slices of meat, often chicken or veal, cooked in a sauce

is cooked by frying or broiling, usually served without sauce
scallopini
vsscallop
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Thin, pounded slices of meat like veal or chicken that cooks fry and serve with sauce

is the thin slice usually fried or broiled rather than pounded or floured
scallopine
vsscallop
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Thin slices of meat like veal or chicken flattened, floured, and fried quickly, often served with a sauce

is the thin cut fried or broiled instead of being pounded and floured
escallop
vsscallop
  • Archaic
9.1

A thin slice of meat, often veal, fried or broiled

is the same meaning but written in an alternative form
scollop
vsscallop
  • UK
9.4

A thin slice of meat, often veal, fried or grilled

is the same meaning but spelled in another variant
veal scallopini
vsscallop
7.7

Thin slices of veal cooked quickly in a pan and served with a sauce

is a thin meat slice usually fried or broiled without sauce

Compounds

2 3.4

A large sea animal with a shell that people eat for its tender meat

1 3.7

A small edible shellfish with sweet, tender meat from shallow coastal waters

A fan-shaped shell with lines from the middle to the edge often used as a symbol

4.9

A large edible sea clam that lives in cold Atlantic waters

How Thin

carpaccio
6 8.1
scallop
4 6.1
cutlet
12 3.6
slice
194 1.0
steak
474 1.0

Surface Forms

scallop singular
scallops plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the meat meaning of scallop is to picture a small, thin slice that is round like a scallop shell, so cooks began to call these little cut pieces 'scallops'.