Scallop

Quick meaning: Scallop is a noun meaning Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

Meaning

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

More Meanings

1. One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
2. (cooking) A fillet of meat, escalope.
3. (cooking, UK, Ireland, Australia, regional) A battered and deep-fried round potato slice.
4. (cooking, UK, regional, rare) A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice).
5. A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
6. To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.
7. (transitive) To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped

Example Sentences

We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people.

A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud

And I can scallop those cold boiled potatoes and stew a can of tomatoes.

Then, letting go of Option/ Alt, Gordon dragged the widget inward to scallop the corners.

Word Forms

• scallops
• scalloping
• scalloped

Synonyms for scallop

Depending on context, synonyms include scollop, fritter, smack, cutlet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scollop, cutlet, shell, eggshell, pectinid, pectinoid.

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