B1🍕 Food
Italian word
scaloppina
a thin slice of veal or chicken, quickly pan-fried
Looks like
scallop
a scallop is a shellfish (mollusc)
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'scaloppina' and English 'scallop' share the same French origin ('escalope') but in modern English 'scallop' means the shellfish. A 'scaloppina' is a thin pounded piece of veal or chicken, quickly sautéed in butter and wine or lemon juice.
To say "a scallop is a shellfish (mollusc)" in Italian:
scaloppina (escalope / thin meat cutlet)
"scaloppina" in English means:
a thin slice of veal or chicken, quickly pan-fried
Example
"Le scaloppine al limone sono pronte in dieci minuti."
"Lemon escalopes are ready in ten minutes."
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