Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devilled kidneys

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
dev-illed kid-neys
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A British dish consisting of lamb kidneys cooked with cayenne peppers, mustard, and various other ingredients.

Uncountable

Etymology

Usage

Questions

What does devilled kidneys mean?
A British dish consisting of lamb kidneys cooked with cayenne peppers, mustard, and various other ingredients.
Where does devilled kidneys come from?
From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled egg(s), deviled ham, devilled sausages.

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