English
escalope
Escalope comes from Old French escalope ‘shell’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400escalope‘shell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1980same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400escalope‘shell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1980same form
Earliest quotation: 1980, Patricia Brooks, French Dining in an Unlikely Setting: “Both the escalope de veau Normande and a special…”
Linked words
through Old French escalope ‘shell’
Today it means
noun A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French escalope / escalope