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.
noun, verb
- another word for scallop
late 15c., from Middle French escalope “shell,” from a Germanic source (see scallop). For initial e-, see especial.