scalloped
Meanings
verb
- simple past and past participle of scallop
adj
- Having an edge or border marked with semicircles.
- Cooked gratin; baked in a typical type of sauce, usually with cheese, as a casserole, e.g. scalloped potatoes; scalloped corn
- Baked in a scallop shell.
Word forms
Etymology
From scallop + -ed. In culinary sense, originally referred to a seafood dish baked and served in a scallop shell, but now used more generally.
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