deviled egg
deviled egg · deviled eggs
A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste…A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
Meaning
1 senses(US, in the plural, often)A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham,From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.
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Forms
plural: deviled eggsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white:stuffed egg