scalloped

English

porcelain dish with scalloped margins

Norman scalloped capital

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.

Verb

scalloped

1. simple past and past participle of scallop

Adjective

scalloped (comparative more scalloped, superlative most scalloped)

1. Having an edge or border marked with semicircles.
2. Cooked gratin; baked in a typical type of sauce, usually with cheese, as a casserole, e.g. scalloped potatoes; scalloped corn
3. Baked in a scallop shell.

Synonyms

• (baked dish): bake, gratin

Derived terms

• scalloped oyster
• scalloped sack-bearer

Translations

having an edge marked with semicircles

• Dutch: geschulpt (nl)
• French: festonné (fr) m, découpé (fr) m, échancré (fr) m
• Italian: festonato
• Slovak: zvlnený, vlnitý

baked in layers...

• German: überbacken (de)
• Slovak: zapekaný

baked in a scallop shell

• French: cuit en coquille m

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