scallop
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scallop
- /ˈskɑləp/ Canada, US
- /ˈskæləp/ Canada, US
- /ˈskɑləp/ New England, traditional
- /ˈskɒləp/ UK
- /ˈskæləp/ UK
- /ˈskɛləp/ New Zealand
- /ˈskɔləp/ New Zealand
- /ˈskaləp/ Ireland, Scotland
- /ˈskæləp/ Australia
Rhymes with -æləp, -ɒləp
Where it comes from
From Old French escalope (“shell”). Doublet of chaloupe, chalupa, escallop, escalope, shallop, and sloop. Further related to scale and shell.
noun scallops · scollop
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Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
Similar: scollop, sea scallop
- One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet. A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud
- A fillet of meat, escalope.
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A battered and deep-fried round potato slice.
Similar: potato cake, potato scallop, fritter, smack, fairy chip, potato fritter
- A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice).
- A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
verb scallops · scalloping · scalloped · scollop
- To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents. We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people.
- To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped I stewed them, made them into soup, and crowned all my efforts by a grand success in scalloping them, deceiving every one into the belief that they were eating oysters.
- To harvest scallops He has never wanted to live anywhere but the Island, he says, where he can scallop or ice-boat in winter, depending on his mood; hunt bluebills and deer in season; look after his cows and his sheep.
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noun mollusc of the order Pectinoidea
| Español | vieira, venera, concha de peregrino, callo de hacha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가리비 garibi |
| 日本語 | 帆立貝 hotategai, 帆立 hotate |
| 中文 | 扇貝 /扇贝 shànbèi |
| Português | vieira |
| Français | coquille Saint-Jacques, pétoncle |
| Deutsch | Jakobsmuschel, Pilgermuschel |
| Italiano | capasanta |
| Ελληνικά | χτένι chténi |
| Русский | гребешо́к grebešók |
| Tiếng Việt | điệp |
| العربية | إِسْكَالُوب ʔiskalūb |
noun curve on an edge
| Français | échancrure |
|---|
verb To cut in the shape of a crescent
| Français | échancrer |
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