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eggs benedict

eggs benedict is the alternative letter-case form of eggs Benedict.

Noun capitalized: eggs Benedict

eggs Benedict sg or pl (normally plural, singular egg Benedict)

  1. (plural, plural-normally, singular) A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
    • Actually, if we each had taken up the 1811's offer of two eggs Benedict apiece the next morning, we might not have needed any lunch.1997 March 23, Joseph Siano, “Since 1811, a Cozy Vermont Inn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2009
    • But the problem is that at the beginning, eggs Benedict had a much higher value than cornflakes, and now she has arrived at a point where eggs Benedict is no longer a special meal—in fact, it is approximately equal to cornflakes.2008, Stuart Vyse, Going Broke, page 73
    Synonyms:
    bene, benny, eggs bene, eggs benny

Synonyms of eggs benedict

Forms of eggs benedict

singularegg benedict
singularegg Benedict
alternative formeggs benedict

Origin of eggs benedict

Disputed. Likely from the given name or family name Benedict, with several individuals suggested as a possible eponym. A less common surmise suggests borrowing from French oefs bénédictine (“Benedictine (nuns’) eggs”). Attested since 1898.

Questions about eggs benedict

What does eggs benedict mean?
Eggs benedict means a dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
What is eggs benedict the alternative letter-case form of?
Eggs benedict is the alternative letter-case form of eggs Benedict.
What part of speech is eggs benedict?
Eggs benedict is a noun.

Words near eggs benedict in the dictionary

  1. eggs
  2. eggs and bacon
  3. Eggs and Bacon Bay
  4. eggs and darts
  5. eggs Arlington
  6. eggs benedict
  7. eggs benny
  8. eggs Blackstone
  9. eggs Chesapeake
  10. eggs cochon
  11. eggs Drumkilbo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eggs benedict (page history and authors); eggs Benedict (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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