scaloppine
or scal·lo·pi·ni
[ skah-luh-pee-nee, skal-uh- ]
/ ˌskɑ ləˈpi ni, ˌskæl ə- /
noun Italian Cookery.
scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
Origin of scaloppine
1945–50; < Italian
scaloppine, plural of
scaloppina, equivalent to
scalopp(a) thin slice (of veal, poultry, etc.) (< French
escalope
escalope) +
-ina diminutive suffix
Words nearby scaloppine
scalloper,
scalloping,
scally,
scallywag,
scalogram,
scaloppine,
scalp,
scalp lock,
scalpel,
scalping,
scalpriform
Example sentences from the Web for scallopini
He would lunch at Scallopini's, and stay at his club, where he had promised to dine with his publisher and some authors at 7.30.
It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for scallopini
scaloppine
scaloppini
/ (ˌskæləˈpiːnɪ) /
pl n
escalopes of meat, esp veal, cooked in a rich sauce, usually of wine with seasonings
Word Origin for scaloppine
Italian: from
scaloppa a fillet, probably from Old French
escalope
scallop