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soft-boiled

soft-boiled adjective: cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny.

Adjective

soft-boiled (not comparable)

  1. cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny
  2. softhearted or sentimental

soft-boiled meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Malay

soft-boiled in Tamil

அரைவேக்காடான

soft-boiled in Tagalog

of an egg
malasado

soft-boiled in Malay

of an egg
separuh masak, setengah masak

Forms of soft-boiled

alternative formsoftboiled
alternative formsoft boiled

Questions about soft-boiled

What does soft-boiled mean?
Soft-boiled means cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny.
What is soft-boiled in Tamil?
Soft-boiled in Tamil is அரைவேக்காடான. See Soft-boiled meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is soft-boiled?
Soft-boiled is an adjective.

Words near soft-boiled in the dictionary

  1. soft-billed
  2. soft-block
  3. soft-blocked
  4. soft-blocking
  5. soft-blocks
  6. soft-boiled
  7. soft-brick
  8. soft-cancel
  9. soft-close
  10. Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier
  11. Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers

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