scallop
[ skol-uh p, skal- ]
/ ˈskɒl əp, ˈskæl- /
noun
verb (used with object)
to finish (an edge) with scallops.
Cookery.
to escallop.
verb (used without object)
to dredge for scallops.
Also
scollop.
Origin of scallop
OTHER WORDS FROM scallop
un·scal·loped, adjectiveWords nearby scallop
scaling,
scaling ladder,
scall,
scallawag,
scallion,
scallop,
scalloper,
scalloping,
scally,
scallywag,
scalogram
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British Dictionary definitions for scallop
scallop
/ (ˈskɒləp, ˈskæl-) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of scallop
scalloper, noun scalloping, nounWord Origin for scallop
C14: from Old French
escalope shell, of Germanic origin; see
scalp