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Meanings of scallop in English

Spanish
crenación

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.)

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        crenación
        Portuguese
        vieira
        Catalan
        petxina de pelegrí
        Spanish
        chuleta

        Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled.

              vieira
              Usage of scallop in English
              1
              The rays in turn decimated the bay scallop populations around North Carolina.
              The Guardian
              2
              The stretched-out slow-time ripping open of a scallop by a famished starfish.
              The Scar
              3
              Rinse the scallop meat and pat dry, leaving them on the shells.
              The Guardian
              4
              Rei speared a pan-grilled scallop from the bed of endive and watercress.
              Afternoon delight
              5
              Stella pushed a bloated scallop around her plate with her fork, annoyed.
              Sloane Sisters
              6
              It's scallop season and thousands of recreational fishers want dredging stopped.
              Radio NZ
              7
              In this comparative study, the heat-stable protein content of scallop muscles was reinvestigated.
              Pubmed
              8
              The protest by scallop fishermen prevented three ferries from sailing from the port.
              The Irish Times
              9
              The long scallop of the cartridge belts drapes into each one.
              Once there was a war
              10
              I see a room done about with silver scallop shells and white-painted ermines.
              The Black Douglas
              11
              Maybe a winter asparagus broth is on the cards, with some dried scallop.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Along the road now and then lay a broken scallop-edged shell.
              The Secret Eleanor
              13
              Place a scallop on the bacon and roll the bacon around the scallop.
              Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
              14
              She worked another scallop, and concluded to go for a walk.
              The Pleasant Street Partnership: A Neighborhood Story
              15
              Unlike all the other molluscs, the scallop is mostly delectably tender, sweet muscle!
              On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
              16
              Top with the turbot fillet and scallop, spooning the sauce over and around.
              The Guardian
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              United States of America
              Common
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              Common