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scaloppine

scaloppine

1 8.1
Thin slices of meat, often chicken or veal, cooked in a sauce
  • noun
  • /skəˈlɑːpɪni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escalopas
  • She prepared chicken scaloppine sautéed in olive oil and garnished with fresh herbs.
  • chicken scaloppine
  • veal scaloppine
  • scaloppine with lemon

Examples

  • We're having veal scaloppine.

  • For dinner, we made delicious scaloppine with a lemon sauce and capers.

  • The restaurant's signature dish is veal scaloppine served with creamy mashed potatoes.

Synonyms

piccata
vsscaloppine
6 7.4

Thin slices of meat cooked in a lemon sauce with capers

is the general Italian dish of meat in sauce, not only lemon and caper
scallop
vsscaloppine
4 6.1

A thin slice of meat often fried or broiled

is cooked in a sauce rather than fried or broiled
scallopini
vsscaloppine
  • Specialized
1 9.5

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

is cooked in a sauce without requiring pounding or flouring
scallopine
vsscaloppine
  • Specialized
1 8.6

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

is cooked in a sauce but not necessarily pounded or coated
veal scallopini
vsscaloppine
7.7

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

is broader, covering veal or chicken rather than only veal
escallop
vsscaloppine
  • Archaic
9.1

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

is cooked in a sauce rather than fried or broiled
scollop
vsscaloppine
  • UK
9.4

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

is cooked in a sauce rather than fried or broiled

Surface Forms

scaloppine singular
scaloppines plural

Etymology

Scaloppine comes from Italian scaloppina, a small word meaning 'little slice', and is related to the English word scallop, the shell, because the meat is cut thin and flat like a shell. So, scaloppine now means 'thin slices of meat' (usually veal or chicken) cooked in a sauce.