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coquilles St. Jacques
[ koh-keel san zhak, zhahk; French koh-kee-yuh san zhak ]
noun
, French Cooking.
- an appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in scallop shells.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coquilles St. Jacques1
< French: scallops, literally, St. James shells, after the scallop shells worn as badges by pilgrims to shrines of St. James; coquille
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