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scollop

9.4

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

noun
/ˈskɒl.əp/

: escalope

The chef prepared the veal scollop with a delicate lemon sauce.

Examples

The chef prepared a delicious scollop of veal.
She ordered a chicken scollop for her main course.
Each scollop was browned to perfection in the pan.
Can you pass me the scollops from the fridge?
The chef prepared the veal scollop with a delicate lemon sauce.
Each scollop was browned to perfection in the pan.
She ordered a chicken scollop for her main course.

Synonyms

cutlet

vsscollop

12 3.6

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

is similar but does not focus on breading

schnitzel

vsscollop

9 5.5

A thin piece of meat, usually veal or pork, that is breaded and fried

is a thin slice usually fried or broiled rather than breaded

scallop

vsscollop

4 6.1

A thin slice of meat often fried or broiled

is the same meaning but a different spelling variant

schnitz

vsscollop

Australian

2 9.9

A breaded cutlet of meat, usually chicken or pork, served hot

is the neutral term for a plain fried or broiled thin slice

scallopine

vsscollop

Specialized

1 8.6

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

is a plain fried or broiled thin slice without pounding

scallopini

vsscollop

Specialized

1 9.5

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

is the simple fried or broiled thin slice without coating

scaloppine

vsscollop

Specialized

1 8.1

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

is the plain fried or broiled slice not focused on sauce

escallop

vsscollop

Archaic

9.1

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

is the same meaning but spelled differently

veal scallopini

vsscollop

7.7

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

is the general thin slice term not specifying veal or sauce

Surface Forms

scollop singular

scollops plural

Etymology

Scollop for a thin slice of meat comes from French escalope, which in modern French means a 'cutlet', so a scollop is a thin piece of meat that is often fried or broiled.