scaloppine
or scal·lo·pi·ni
[ skah-luh-pee-nee, skal-uh- ]
nounItalian Cooking.
scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
Origin of scaloppine
11945–50; <Italian scaloppine, plural of scaloppina, equivalent to scalopp(a) thin slice (of veal, poultry, etc.) (<French escalopeescalope) + -ina diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for scaloppine
scaloppine
scaloppini
/ (ˌskæləˈpiːnɪ) /
pl n
escalopes of meat, esp veal, cooked in a rich sauce, usually of wine with seasonings
Origin of scaloppine
1Italian: from scaloppa a fillet, probably from Old French escalope scallop
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