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deviled egg

deviled egg noun: a hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.

deviled egg: a hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the...
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Noun

deviled egg (plural deviled eggs)

  1. (US, in plural, often) A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.

Forms of deviled egg

pluraldeviled eggs
alternative UKdevilled egg

Origin of deviled egg

From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.

Questions about deviled egg

What does deviled egg mean?
Deviled egg means a hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
What part of speech is deviled egg?
Deviled egg is a noun.
What is the plural of deviled egg?
The plural of deviled egg is deviled eggs.

Words near deviled egg in the dictionary

  1. devildom
  2. devildoms
  3. deviled
  4. deviled crab
  5. deviled crabs
  6. deviled egg
  7. deviled eggs
  8. deviled ham
  9. deviled hams
  10. deviless
  11. devilesses

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