# collop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒləp/

## Definitions
1. A slice of meat.
2. A slice of bacon, a rasher.
3. A roll or fold of flesh on the body.
4. A small piece, portion, or slice of something.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/collop