scallop

verb

variants or less commonly scollop

scalloped also scolloped; scalloping also scolloping; scallops also scollops

transitive verb

1

a

: to shape, cut, or finish in scallops

b

: to form scallops in

2

[from the use of a scallop shell as a baking dish] : to bake in a sauce usually covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs

scalloped potatoes

intransitive verb

: to gather or dredge scallops

Examples of scallop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wagyu steaks, seafood plucked fresh from nearby Toyosu Market, and delectable Hokkaido scallops to name a few of the superlative Japanese produce available. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Choose from hot pink, chartreuse, deep red, yellow, lime green, and orange foliage that is scalloped, bordered, or features contrasting veins or patterns. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026

Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialties like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026

At Dayboat Seafood, diners will be able to order oysters on the half shell, seafood salads, scallop dishes and other seafood classics. —Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Phrases Containing scallop

• bay scallop
• sea scallop

Rhymes for scallop

• gallop
• jalap
• shallop

Kids Definition

scallop

1 of 2 noun

scal·​lop ˈskäl-əp  ˈskal- 

1

a

: any of a family of marine mollusks with a two-part ribbed shell

b

: a muscle of the scallop used for food

2

: one of the two parts of a scallop shell

3

: one of a continuous series of rounded half-circles forming a border (as on lace)

scallop

2 of 2 verb

1

: to bake in a sauce usually covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs

scalloped potatoes

2

: to shape, cut, or make an edge in scallops