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escallop

[ e-skol-uh p, e-skal- ]
/ ɛˈskɒl əp, ɛˈskæl- /
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verb (used with object)

to bake (food cut into pieces) in a sauce or other liquid, often with crumbs on top; scallop.
to bake (fish, potatoes, etc.) in scallop shells.

noun

scallop.
Heraldry. a representation of a scallop shell, traditionally associated with pilgrimages and crusades.

RELATED WORDS

poach, sear, reduce, griddle, ruin, seethe, melt, barbecue, bake, imbue, blanch, scald, nuke, doctor, fix, parboil, parch, microwave, simmer, percolate

Nearby words

  1. escalation,
  2. escalator,
  3. escalator clause,
  4. escalatory,
  5. escallonia,
  6. escalope,
  7. escambia,
  8. escanaba,
  9. escapade,
  10. escape
Also es·cal·op (for defs 1–3).

Origin of escallop

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French escalope, escalipe shell (of a nut, snail, etc.), perhaps < Middle Dutch scelpe, scolpe mollusk shell (Dutch schelp; perhaps akin to scalp)
Related formsun·es·cal·loped, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for escallop

escallop

/ (ɛˈskɒləp, ɛˈskæl-) /

noun, verb

another word for scallop
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Word Origin and History for escallop

escallop

n., v.

late 15c., from Middle French escalope "shell," from a Germanic source (see scallop). For initial e-, see especial.

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