noun

scallop

SKO-luhp

noun

An edible marine shellfish with a distinctive fan-shaped, ridged shell.

"They ordered pan-seared scallops as a starter."

A curved, wavy edge shaped like the rim of a scallop shell, used in sewing or decoration.

"The blanket had a pretty scalloped edge."

verb

To shape the edge of something into a series of curves.

"She scalloped the edges of the pie crust before baking."

How to Use Scallop

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMainly the shellfish, but also the wavy, curved-edge decorative pattern named after its shell.

Common pairings

seared scallops scalloped edge scallop shell

scalloped past tense, scallops plural, scallops singular

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From Old French escalope, "shell," a doublet of "escalope" and related to "scale" and "shell."

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