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baked egg

baked egg

1 2.5
An egg cooked in the oven with cream or butter in a small dish
  • noun
translation icon : huevo al horno
  • I love a baked egg for breakfast.

Examples

  • Each guest was served a baked egg in a delicate ceramic ramekin.

  • He ordered a baked egg with herbs and cream for brunch.

  • The recipe suggests serving a baked egg alongside toast soldiers.

  • The chef prepared a delicious baked egg dish.

  • For breakfast, I enjoy baked eggs cooked with cream in a small ramekin.

  • The chef prepared individual baked eggs topped with herbs and cheese.

  • At the brunch, we were served delicious baked eggs with spinach and feta.

Synonyms

egg en cocotte
vsbaked egg
9.9

An egg cooked in a small dish with cream or butter

is the general name for that same individual preparation
shirred egg
vsbaked egg
  • Specialized
7.7

An egg baked in a small dish with cream until the white sets and yolk stays soft

is a broader name for the same individual egg cooked with cream or butter

Surface Forms

baked egg singular
baked eggs plural

Morphology

baked + egg

This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a learner who knows 'baked' (cooked in an oven) and 'egg' will readily infer it refers to an egg that has been baked. Specific culinary details (ramekin, cream/butter) are recipe-level and do not obscure the basic, compositional meaning, which is cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Baked egg comes from the simple picture of an egg that is baked alone in a small oven dish with cream or butter. So it means 'an egg cooked individually in a small dish, often with cream or butter'.