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coquilles st jacqueses

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co⋅quilles St. Jacques

[koh-keel san zhak, zhahk; Fr. koh-kee-yuh san zhak]
–noun French Cookery.
an appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in scallop shells.

Origin:
< F: scallops, lit., St. James shells, after the scallop shells worn as badges by pilgrims to shrines of St. James; see coquille
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