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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapasanta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kapaˈzanta
"Ho ordinato un antipasto di capasanta gratinata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An edible marine bivalve mollusk with a ribbed fan-shaped shell, closely related to the scallop.
"The chef harvested fresh escallop from the coastal waters for the evening's special."
- 1
To shape or cut an edge into a series of convex curves resembling the outline of a scallop shell.
"She decided to escallop the hem of the dress for an elegant, vintage finish."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle French 'escalope', meaning a shell or nut shell, tracing back to Old Germanic origins. It entered English in the late 16th century, originally referring to a marine bivalve mollusk and later evolving to describe ornamental curved shapes resembling a scallop shell.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Escallop" is said worldwide
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coquille Saint-Jacques
Transliteration: kokil sãʒak
"Nous avons mangé des coquilles Saint-Jacques au beurre."
Jakobsmuschel
Transliteration: ˈjaːkobsˌmʊʃəl
"Die Jakobsmuschel ist eine Delikatesse."
capasanta
Transliteration: kapaˈzanta
"Ho ordinato un antipasto di capasanta gratinata."
vieira
Transliteration: ˈbjeiɾa
"La vieira a la gallega es un plato tradicional."
vieira
Transliteration: viˈejɾɐ
"Comemos vieiras frescas à beira-mar."
एक प्रकार की सीप
Transliteration: ek prakar ki seep
"यह escallop समुद्र के तल पर पाया जाता है।"
扇贝
Transliteration: shàn bèi
"这道菜的主要食材是新鲜的扇贝。"
가리비
Transliteration: garibi
"우리는 저녁으로 구운 가리비를 먹었다."
ホタテ
Transliteration: hotate
"新鮮なホタテを刺身でいただきました。"
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