Hyphenation of escallop

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word escallop? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

es-cal-lop

Definitions of escallop:

1.	Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells Served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
2.	Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
3.	Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
4.	Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Synonyms of escallop:

noun	scallop, scollop, shellfish
noun	cutlet, scallop, scollop, piece, slice
noun	scallop, scollop, bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch

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