scallop

/'skɔləp/ Cách viết khác : (scollop) /'skɔləp/ (escallop) /is'kɔləp/
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scallop

A chef sautés fresh scallops in a pan with butter and herbs.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A type of edible marine mollusk: A "scallop" is a bivalve with a distinctive fan-shaped, fluted shell. It swims by clapping its shells together to expel water.
    • A slice of meat: A thin, boneless slice of meat, often veal, that is typically fried or broiled.
    • The edible adductor muscle: The round, white muscle of the scallop mollusk, commonly served as seafood.
    • A series of curved projections: One of a continuous pattern of rounded, wavy curves along an edge, resembling the shell's shape.

  2. Verb:

    • To shape with curves: To cut, form, or decorate an edge with a series of rounded projections.
    • To fish for scallops: To harvest scallops from the sea.
    • To cook with a topping: To bake food, often in a sauce, with a breadcrumb topping.
    • To form scallops in: To create a wavy pattern or indentation on a surface.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • We ordered grilled scallops with lemon butter. (Referring to the seafood.)
    • The tablecloth had a beautiful scallop along its border. (Referring to the decorative edge.)
    • The chef prepared a veal scallop with a mushroom sauce. (Referring to the slice of meat.)

  • Verb:

    • She used pinking shears to scallop the fabric's edge.
    • They go to the bay every winter to scallop.
    • For the casserole, scallop the potatoes with cheese and cream.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be scalloped": Describes an object with a wavy, decorative edge.
    • The pages of the old book were scalloped by time and moisture.
Variants and Related Words
  • Scalloped (adj): Having a edge cut into a series of curves.
    • She wore a dress with a scalloped neckline.
  • Scalloping (n): The action of cutting or forming scallops; also, the activity of harvesting scallops.
    • The scalloping season begins in the fall.
Synonyms
  • Noun (mollusk): Shellfish, bivalve.
  • Noun (edge): Crenellation, notch, curve.
  • Verb (to shape): Indent, notch, crenellate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically centered on the word "scallop.")

scallop

A chef sautés fresh scallops in a pan with butter and herbs.

Noun
  1. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
  2. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
  3. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
  4. one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Verb
  1. shape or cut in scallops
    • scallop the hem of the dress
  2. fish for scallops
  3. form scallops in
    • scallop the meat
  4. bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
  5. decorate an edge with scallops
    • the dress had a scalloped skirt

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