Scalloped
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of scallop form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 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.
Adjective
- 1 having a margin with rounded scallops wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"I ordered steak with scalloped potatoes."
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.