escalope

American  

[es-kuh-lohp, es-ka-lawp] / ˌɛs kəˈloʊp, ɛs kaˈlɔp /

noun

French Cooking.

plural

escalopes

1. scallop.

2. a dish of thinly sliced meat, fish, potatoes, etc., baked in a sauce and often topped with breadcrumbs.

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escalope British  

/ ˈɛskəˌlɒp /

noun

1. a thin slice of meat, usually veal, coated with egg and breadcrumbs, fried, and served with a rich sauce

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Etymology

Origin of escalope

First recorded in 1600–10; from French; escallop; relation of the sense “thin slice” to the Old French meaning “shell (of a nut, snail, etc.)” is uncertain

Example Sentences

Under the proposal, other labels like, "egg yolk", "egg white" and "escalope" would be restricted to products that contain meat.

From BBC

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

"We expected prices to drop. But look, the price of a kilogram of escalope rose from 15 dinars to 19 dinars," she said at a market in the Ibn Khaldoun district of the capital.

From Reuters

It was hosted by Marcel Boulestin, a French chef and restaurateur, who created a five-episode series during which he demonstrated how to cook five different dishes, including an omelet, filet de sole Murat, escalope de veau Choisy, a salad and crêpes flambées.

From Salon

And steak, schnitzel, wurst, hamburger, escalope and sausage would all be prohibited from use too, unless the product being sold were to contain meat.

From BBC