scallop

noun

edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells

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

shape or cut in scallops

fish for scallops

form scallops in

bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

decorate an edge with scallops

Roots

escalopescallop- · Old French · shell; shell-shaped thing

Synonyms for scallop

crenationn shellfishn lobstern musseln clamn shrimpn crabn prawnn langousten whelkn

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The word scallop breaks down into one root of Old French origin: the root scallop, from Old French escalope (“shell; shell-shaped thing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.