Définition et Signification de "scallop"

Scallop

NOM

coquille Saint-Jacques, pétoncle

a marine mollusk with a fan-shaped shell, known for its edible muscle and ability to swim by clapping its shell

What is a "scallop"?

A scallop is a bivalve mollusk with a round, fan-shaped shell. They have tender and sweet meat that is highly valued in cooking. Scallops can swim by clapping their shells together and are filter feeders, extracting small organisms from the water. They are commonly enjoyed in various culinary dishes and are prized for their delicate flavor and texture.

Example

The scallop quickly escaped by clapping its shell.

Divers collected fresh scallops from the seabed.

The scallop ’s ridged shell is often used for decoration.

escalope, tranche de viande

thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

an edible mollusk with a fan-shaped shell, valued for its tender muscle used in various dishes

Example

She enjoyed a plate of seared scallops.

The seafood restaurant serves fresh scallop dishes.

He added scallops to the creamy pasta.

coquille, scalop

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

to scallop

VERBE

creuser en forme de coquille, découper en forme de scallop

shape or cut in scallops

pêcher des coques, scaloper

fish for scallops

scalper, découper

a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

festonner, échancrer

form scallops in

scalper, ornementer

decorate an edge with scallops