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a
: any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves
b
: the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food
2
a
: a valve or shell of a scallop
b
: a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop
3
: one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal)
4
: pattypan
5
[French escalope, probably from Middle French, shell]
: a thin slice of boneless meat or fish
veal scallops
called also escalope
variants
or less commonly scollop
scalloped also scolloped; scalloping also scolloping; scallops also scollops
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
: to gather or dredge scallops
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The institute also is exploring ways to use hatchery byproducts like fish waste to grow things such as abalone, scallops, kelp and sea cucumbers.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Red Coach Inn is romantic fine dining at its best with an extensive menu that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials, including New York Strip steak, scallops Florentine, and French onion soup.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Meet up for a lunch of crab cake sliders and she-crab bisque at The Sanctuary’s Jasmine Porch; or a seafood dinner of oysters and scallops in The Atlantic Room; or steak and sushi in the Ocean Room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The institute also is exploring ways to use hatchery byproducts like fish waste to grow things such as abalone, scallops, kelp and sea cucumbers.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Red Coach Inn is romantic fine dining at its best with an extensive menu that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials, including New York Strip steak, scallops Florentine, and French onion soup.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Scallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scallop. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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scallop
2 of 2 verb1
: 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
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