Columbus egg

短语

词形变化

Columbus eggs 复数 Columbus eggs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hard-boiled egg cut in half and filled with a mixture of its yolk with ham, cream, and nutmeg.

词源

Presumably in reference to the apocryphal story behind the egg of Columbus, since the eggs in this dish would have their ends crushed to allow them to stand upright like bowls.

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