Main Entry: ¹scal·lop

Pronunciation: \ˈskä-ləp, ˈska-, ˈskȯ-\

Variant(s): also scol·lop \ˈskä-, ˈskȯ-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English scalop, from Anglo-French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell

Date: 15th century

1 a : any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves b : the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food
2 a : a valve or shell of a scallop b : a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop
3 : one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal)
4 : pattypan
5 [French escalope, probably from Middle French, shell] : a thin slice of boneless meat or fish <veal scallops> —called also escalope

[scallop illustration]