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

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