boiled egg
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- noun
- /bɔɪld ɛɡ/
:
huevo cocido
- My breakfast is basically boiled eggs, high protein, really feeling really good for you, along with tomatoes and rye bread.
You know it kind of tastes like tuna if you took the yellow part of a boiled egg and mixed it in with canned tuna.
- You know it kind of tastes like tuna if you took the yellow part of a boiled egg and mixed it in with canned tuna.
- You want a soft boiled egg split in half on opposite sides.
- I am going to eat this hard boiled egg.
- So the delicate part there, try and make a soft boiled egg and that way it stays nice and creamy.
Examples
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For breakfast, I usually enjoy two boiled eggs with a sprinkle of salt.
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I like a good hard boiled egg, just with salt.
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Usually I have two boiled eggs for breakfast, then I book it right to class.
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No, obviously you like to eat your hard boiled eggs from the big end, Right?
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Would you happen to have a... a boiled egg?
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Would you like a, uh, hard-boiled egg or something?
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I brought you some hard-boiled eggs and some nuts.
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"I always have a Coke and a boiled egg after work.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Someone had brought up a tray with tea, a boiled egg, and bread.
Fiction book (2001) -
Two lousy boiled eggs and a piece of dry toast for breakfast.
Synonyms
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An egg boiled until the white and yolk are solid
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An egg boiled until the white and yolk are solid
How Cooked
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an egg cooked in boiling water' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'boiled' (cooked in boiling liquid) with 'egg' (the food item). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Boiled egg is a simple cooking image: a boiled egg is an egg put into boiling water until the white and yolk become firm. So the phrase means 'an egg that has been cooked in boiling water'.