collop
Meanings
noun
- A slice of meat.
- A slice of bacon, a rasher.
- A roll or fold of flesh on the body.
- A small piece, portion, or slice of something.
verb
- To cut into collops (thin slices)
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). Cognate to German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”).
Derived words
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