scalloppeni

Variant of scaloppine

scaloppine definition

scal·op·pine (skäl′ə pē′nē, skal′-)

noun

thin slices of meat, esp. veal, sautéed slowly with herbs and, usually, wine
also sp. scallopini scal′·lo·pi′ni or scalloppeni scal′·lop·pe′ni

Etymology: It scaloppini, pl. of scaloppino, dim. of scaloppo, thin slice, scale, prob. < OFr escalope: see scallop

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