giant scallop
- noun
- /ˈdʒaɪənt ˈskæl.əp/
- US
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vieira gigante
- The giant scallop is prized for its sweet and tender meat among seafood lovers.
Examples
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Fishermen in Nova Scotia harvest giant scallops from the cold Atlantic waters every year.
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A single giant scallop shell can measure more than six inches across.
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The chef prepared a delicious giant scallop dish.
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Have you ever tried giant scallops?
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Fishermen in Nova Scotia harvest giant scallops from the cold Atlantic waters every year.
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The giant scallop is prized for its sweet and tender meat among seafood lovers.
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A single giant scallop shell can measure more than six inches across.
Synonyms
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A large sea animal with a shell that people eat for its tender meat
A large scallop from the deep, cold Atlantic waters of North America valued for its meat
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'giant scallop' is transparently compositional: 'giant' means very large and 'scallop' is a marine bivalve eaten as food, so the combined meaning (a very large scallop) follows directly from the constituents. This is a straightforward descriptive noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun giant scallop is a simple name: giant shows it is much bigger than other scallops, and scallop is the fan-shaped shellfish itself. Fishermen called this big shellfish a giant scallop, so the name now means 'a large edible saltwater clam'.