Home › Words › E › escallopescallopescallop means A scallop.EtymologyFrom Middle French escalope.nounA scallop.A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.e.g.“So many jags or escalops.” — 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.scalloper 71% match — A scallop fisher. vs escallop →quin 65% match — A quintuplet. vs escallop →scarplet 63% match — A small scarp. vs escallop →scallopini 61% match — Pattypan squash. vs escallop →scampi 61% match — A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). vs escallop →cockleshell 61% match — The shell of a cockle (or similar shell). vs escallop →scungilli 61% match — Whelk, especially when prepared as food. vs escallop →scalade 61% match — An escalade. vs escallop →