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scalloped

/skˈɑləpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
scal-loped
IPA
/skˈɑləpt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of scallop

adj

Having an edge or border marked with semicircles.

adj

Cooked gratin; baked in a typical type of sauce, usually with cheese, as a casserole, e.g. scalloped potatoes; scalloped corn

adj

Baked in a scallop shell.

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.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more scalloped (comparative) most scalloped (superlative)

Derived Forms

unscalloped

Phrases

scalloped oyster scalloped sack-bearer

Synonyms

bake gratin crenate crenated

Questions

How do you pronounce scalloped?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɑləpt/.
What does scalloped mean?
simple past and past participle of scallop
Where does scalloped come from?
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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