scaloppine
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sca·lop·pi·ne
also sca·lop·pi·ni (skăl′ə-pē′nē, skä′lə-)n.
Small, thinly sliced pieces of meat, especially veal, dredged in flour, sautéed, and served in a sauce.
[Italian, pl. of scaloppina, diminutive of scaloppa, thin slice, from French escalope, from Old French, shell (from the fillets being served curled like shells); see scallop.]
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scaloppine
(ˌskæləˈpiːnɪ) or scaloppinipl n
1. (Cookery) escalopes of meat, esp veal, cooked in a rich sauce, usually of wine with seasonings
[Italian: from scaloppa a fillet, probably from Old French escalopescallop]
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sca•lop•pi•ne
or scal•lo•pi•ni
(ˌskɑ ləˈpi ni, ˌskæl ə-)n.
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) scallops of meat, esp. veal, floured and sautéed.
[1945–50; < Italian scaloppine, pl. of scaloppina <scalopp(a) thin slice (of veal, poultry, etc.) (< French escalope; see scallop)]
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scaloppine
Small escalopes of veal, about 3 in square and weighing 1–11⁄2 oz.
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