scallop

1. 1.

   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.)

   Synonymscrenationcrenaturecrenelcrenelle

   Broadercurve
2. 2.

   edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

   Synonymsscollopescallop

   Broadershellfish

   Narrowersea scallopbay scallop
3. 3.

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

   Synonymscutletscollopescallop

   Broaderpiece
4. 4.

   edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

   Synonymsscollopescallop

   Broaderbivalve

   Narrowerbay scallopsea scallop

   Part ofPectinidae

Other forms of scallop

plural

scallops·

past tense

scallopped·

present participle

scallopping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scallop

What does scallop mean?

scallop means "decorate an edge with scallops". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scallop?

scallop has 2 syllables: scal-lop. The stress falls on "scal". In IPA it is /ˈskæləp/.

What is another word for scallop?

Close synonyms include escallop, scollop, scollop, scollop, crenation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scallop a common word?

scallop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.