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scallops

scallops is the plural of scallop.

Meaning of scallop

Noun

scallop (plural scallops)

  1. Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
    Synonyms:
    scollop, sea scallop
  2. One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
    • A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud1980 December 27, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 12
  3. A fillet of meat, escalope.
  4. (Australia, Ireland, UK, regional) A battered and deep-fried round potato slice.
    Synonyms:
    potato cake, potato scallop, fritter, smack, fairy chip, potato fritter
  5. (UK, rare, regional) A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice).
  6. A dish shaped like a scallop shell.

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Phrases with scallops

Questions about scallops

What is scallops the plural of?
Scallops is the plural of scallop.

Words near scallops in the dictionary

  1. scallopers
  2. scalloping
  3. scallopings
  4. scallopini
  5. scallopinis
  6. scallops
  7. scallopwing
  8. scallopwings
  9. scallopwise
  10. scalls
  11. scally

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