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Steak vs Scallop - What's the difference?

steak | scallop |

As nouns the difference between steak and scallop

is that steak is steak (slice of beef or meat of other animals) while scallop is any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family pectinidae which are free-swimming.

As a verb scallop is

to (be) cut in the shape of a crescent.

steak

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • (label) A slice of meat of other large animals; as venison steak, bear steak, pork steak, turtle steak.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.}}

    Synonyms

    * beefsteak

    Derived terms

    * steak and kidney pie

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.
  • * 2000 , Nick Karas, The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing , page 353:
  • Really large bass can be treated as filets, as we mentioned earlier, or they can be steaked'. If they are to be ' steaked , they should be cleaned like a bass to be baked, scaled, and the skin left in place.

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    scallop

    Alternative forms

    * scollop

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming.
  • A curved projection, making part of a decoration.
  • A fillet of meat, escalope.
  • A form of fried potato.
  • A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
  • Usage notes

    To specify bivalves, rather than fillets of meat or potatoes, sea scallop and similar terms may be used instead. This is particularly done when several of these are used, such as in cookbooks and in parts of Australia.

    Synonyms

    * (mollusc) scollop (British), sea scallop (parts of Australia) * (potato) potato cake (parts of Australia), potato scallop (parts of Australia)

    Derived terms

    * yesso scallop

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To (be) cut in the shape of a crescent
  • to make or cook scallops
  • to bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped
  • to harvest scallops
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