coquilles saint-jacques

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   scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells

   Broaderdish

Questions about coquilles saint-jacques

What does coquilles saint-jacques mean?

coquilles saint-jacques means "scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells".

Is coquilles saint-jacques a common word?

coquilles saint-jacques is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.