eggs Benedict
eggs Benedict · eggs Benedicts
A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and…A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, usually plural, singular)A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Disputed. Likely from the given name or family name Benedict, with several individuals sugDisputed. Likely from the given name or family name Benedict, with several individuals suggested as a possible eponym. A less common surmise suggests borrowing from French oefs bénédictine (“Benedictine (nuns’) eggs”). Attested since 1898.
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