escalope
Americannoun
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escalopes
plural
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a dish of thinly sliced meat, fish, potatoes, etc., baked in a sauce and often topped with breadcrumbs.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of escalope
First recorded in 1600–10; from French; see escallop; relation of the sense “thin slice” to the Old French meaning “shell (of a nut, snail, etc.)” is uncertain
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"Burger" and "sausage" survived the chop, as did "escalope".
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Under the proposal, other labels like, "egg yolk", "egg white" and "escalope" would be restricted to products that contain meat.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
The new draft decree, which only applies to products made and sold in France, bans a list of 21 meat names to describe protein-based products, including "steak", "escalope", "spare ribs", "ham" or "butcher".
From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2023
Last week, a committee in the European Parliament passed an amendment prohibiting plant-based products from being labeled as steak, sausage, escalope, burger and hamburger.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2019
Oklahoma and Texas both have compelling cases for ownership of the chicken-fried steak, a breaded, fried escalope of beef served with gravy.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2014
In February last year, chefs Michel Roux Jr and Jose Pizarro made some ham and pork escalopes with a side of homemade crisps.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2018
In the case of this recipe, a cutlet bat is needed, and yet I manage perfectly well using a rolling pin for flattening minute steaks, escalopes and the like.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2015
Anneli Faiers of Delicieux who lives and cooks in France, stuffs veal escalopes with brie and ham.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2014
After the third course the entrees had made their appearance; they consisted of pullets a la marechale, fillets of sole with shallot sauce and escalopes of Strasbourg pate.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
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