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stuffed egg

stuffed egg

2.3
A hard-boiled egg cut in half with the yolk mixed with mayonnaise and spices and put back into the white
  • noun
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  • She arranged the stuffed eggs neatly on a plate for the appetizer.

Examples

  • I love adding a bit of paprika to my stuffed eggs for extra flavor.

  • Every holiday, my grandmother makes her famous stuffed eggs for the whole family.

  • I made a delicious stuffed egg for lunch.

  • These stuffed eggs are perfect for a party.

  • For brunch, we enjoyed delicious stuffed eggs filled with creamy mayonnaise and herbs.

  • She prepared stuffed eggs as an appetizer, combining the yolks with mustard and spices.

  • At the picnic, the main dish was stuffed eggs garnished with paprika and served with crackers.

Synonyms

deviled egg
vsstuffed egg
  • US
13 2.4

A hard-boiled egg cut in half with the yolk mixed with mayonnaise and spices spooned back into the white

is made by placing the yolk mixture back into the white

How Filling

roast
197 1.0
stuffed egg
2.3
soup
733 1.0
salad
550 1.0

Surface Forms

stuffed egg singular
stuffed eggs plural

Morphology

stuff + egg

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjectival composition: 'stuffed' = filled/with a filling and 'egg' = egg, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer an egg that has been filled with a mixture. This is a regular, literal cooking term (cross-linguistically common in recipes), so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Stuffed egg shows a simple food picture: a hard-boiled egg is cut in half and the yellow yolk is mixed with mayonnaise and spices. That yolk mix is put back into the white, so the egg is stuffed, which is why the name means a halved egg 'filled' with the seasoned yolk.