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collop.

A slice of meat.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒləp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A slice of meat.

    Northern-England
  2. A slice of bacon, a rasher.

    obsolete
  3. A roll or fold of flesh on the body.

  4. A small piece, portion, or slice of something.

Where this word comes from

Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). Cognate to German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”).

verb/ˈkɒləp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To cut into collops (thin slices)

Where this word comes from

Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). Cognate to German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”).

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