coquille Saint Jacques
noun
\-saⁿˈzhäk\
Definition of coquille Saint Jacques
coquilles Saint Jacques
: a dish of scallops usually served with a wine sauce
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Origin and Etymology of coquille saint jacques
French coquille Saint-Jacques scallop, from coquille mollusk shell + Saint-Jacques St. James the apostle, whose identifying token is a scallop shell
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