escallop

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

n., v.

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