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escalope

English

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Coat of arms in sable with three escalopes in argent

Etymology

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Borrowed from French escalope. Doublet of scallop.

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Noun

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escalope (plural escalopes)

  1. A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
    Synonym: scallop
    • 1980 November 23, Patricia Brooks, “French Dining in an Unlikely Setting”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Both the escalope de veau Normande and a special of the day, veal Orloff, seemed to be cut from the same veal roast, not thin escalopes at all, but thick chop-like slices. Only the sauces differed.
  2. (heraldry) A charge (depiction) of the scallop.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French escalope.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ka.lɔp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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escalope f (plural escalopes)

  1. escalope (thin slice of meat)

Descendants

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  • → Catalan: escalopa
  • → English: escalope

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Old French

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Etymology

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Supposedly a blend of escale (“scallop”) +‎ enveloppe (“envelope”).

Noun

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escalope oblique singular, f (oblique plural escalopes, nominative singular escalope, nominative plural escalopes)

  1. shell (hard outer covering)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French escalope.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskaˈlope/ [es.kaˈlo.pe]
  • Rhymes: -ope
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧lo‧pe

Noun

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escalope m (plural escalopes)

  1. escalope

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