Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of scallop
adjectivescalloped (comparative more scalloped, superlative most scalloped)
comparative more scalloped · superlative most scalloped
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From scallop + -ed. In culinary sense, originally referred to a seafood dish baked and served in a scallop shell, but now used more generally.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch geschulpt
- geschulpthaving an edge marked with semicircles
French festonné, découpé
- festonnéhaving an edge marked with semicircles
- découpéhaving an edge marked with semicircles
- échancréhaving an edge marked with semicircles
- cuit en coquillebaked in a scallop shell
German gewellt, ausgekehlt
- gewellthaving an edge marked with semicircles
- ausgekehlthaving an edge marked with semicircles
- überbackenbaked in layers...
Italian festonato
- festonatohaving an edge marked with semicircles
Slovak zvlnený, vlnitý
- zvlnenýhaving an edge marked with semicircles
- vlnitýhaving an edge marked with semicircles
- zapekanýbaked in layers...
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APA
scalloped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalloped
MLA
“scalloped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalloped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scalloped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalloped.
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