Meaning
flake, scale
- a thin shard, chip, or flake of food (e.g. parmesan or chocolate)
- a rigid plate on the skin of reptiles or fish; scale
In a sentence
Il carpaccio viene servito con rucola e scaglie di parmigiano.
The carpaccio is served with rocket and parmesan shavings.
La pelle del serpente è coperta di piccole scaglie lucide.
The snake's skin is covered with small, shiny scales.
Aggiungi delle scaglie di cioccolato fondente sulla superficie della torta.
Add some dark chocolate flakes to the surface of the cake.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scaglia | feminine · singular |
| scaglie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In cuisine, almost always used in the plural: a scaglie (in shavings/flakes).
- Distinguish scaglia (rigid fish/reptile scale) from squama (often used interchangeably in biology).