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coquilles St. Jacques

[ koh-keel san zhak, zhahk; French koh-kee-yuh san zhak ]

noun

, French Cooking.
  1. 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coquilles St. Jacques1

< French: scallops, literally, St. James shells, after the scallop shells worn as badges by pilgrims to shrines of St. James; coquille

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