escalope

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escalope

/ˈɛskəˌlɒp/ UK
/ˌɛskəˈloʊp/ US
/ˈɛskəˌloʊp/ US

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Borrowed from French escalope. Doublet of chaloupe, chalupa, escallop, scallop, shallop, and sloop.

noun escalopes · escallop

A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry. Both the escalope de veau Normande and a special of the day, veal Orloff, seemed to be cut from the same veal roast, not thin escalopes at all, but thick chop-like slices. Only the sauces differed.
Similar: scallop
alternative Alternative spelling of escallop

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noun thin slice of meat

Español	escalope
日本語	薄切り肉 usugiriniku
Português	escalope
Français	escalope
Deutsch	Schnitzel
Italiano	scaloppa, fettina
Русский	эскало́п eskalóp

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"escalope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/escalope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{escalope_2026,
  title = {escalope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escalope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}