deviled egg

English

A plate of deviled eggs.

Etymology

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

Noun

deviled egg (plural deviled eggs)

1. (American spelling, often in the plural) 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.

Alternative forms

• devilled egg (British spelling)

Translations

filled egg

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 魔鬼蛋 (mo¹ gwai² daan²)

  Mandarin: 魔鬼蛋 (móguǐ dàn)

• Hungarian: kaszinótojás
• Italian: uovo alla diavola m
• Japanese: デビルドエッグ (debirudo eggu)
• Polish: jajko faszerowane n
• Portuguese: ovo recheado m
• Spanish: huevo relleno m

Further reading

• deviled egg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia