English Explanatory Dictionary

deviled egg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

deviled egg deviled eggs devilled egg

Etymology

From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.

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