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scotch egg

scotch egg
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skoch eg]
    • /skɒtʃ ɛg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skoch eg]
    • /skɒtʃ ɛg/

Definitions of scotch egg words

  • noun scotch egg British Cookery. a hard-boiled egg encased in sausage meat, breaded, and deep-fried. 1
  • countable noun scotch egg A Scotch egg is a hard-boiled egg that is covered with sausage meat and breadcrumbs, then fried. 0
  • noun scotch egg a hard-boiled egg enclosed in a layer of sausage meat, covered in egg and crumbs, and fried 0
  • noun scotch egg a British dish consisting of a hard-boiled egg encased in sausage meat, breaded, and fried 0

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Origin of scotch egg

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scotch egg

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scotch egg popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

scotch egg usage trend in Literature

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