coquille Saint Jacques

noun \ -saⁿˈzhäk \

Definition of coquille Saint Jacques

plural 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