"escalope" meaning in English

See escalope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛskəˌlɒp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛskəˈloʊp/ [General-American], /ˈɛskəˌloʊp/ [General-American] Forms: escalopes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French escalope. Doublet of scallop. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|escalope}} French escalope, {{doublet|en|scallop}} Doublet of scallop Head templates: {{en-noun}} escalope (plural escalopes)
  1. A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry. Synonyms: scallop Translations (thin slice of meat): escalopa (Catalan), eskalopo (Esperanto), leike (Finnish), escalope [feminine] (French), Schnitzel [neuter] (German), scaloppa [feminine] (Italian), fettina [feminine] (Italian), 薄切り肉 (usugiriniku) (Japanese), eskalopek [masculine] (Polish), eskalopka [feminine] (Polish), eskalop [masculine] (Polish), escalope [masculine] (Portuguese), эскало́п (eskalóp) [masculine] (Russian), escalope [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-escalope-en-noun-iFfWPw8g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Foods: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'thin slice of meat': 96 4
  2. (heraldry) A charge (depiction) of the scallop.
    Sense id: en-escalope-en-noun-pZF6B6Jx Categories (other): Heraldic charges Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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