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egg foo young

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
egg -foo y-oung
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg-based dish containing vegetables and often bits of meat, originating in Guangdong and common in Chinese-American cuisine.

Uncountable

Etymology

Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu⁴ jung⁴ daan⁶⁻², “lotus egg”). From 蛋 (literally “egg”) + 芙蓉 (fu⁴ jung⁴, literally “lotus”)

Usage

Inflected Forms

egg foo-young (alternative) egg fooyoung (alternative) egg fu young (alternative) egg fu-young (alternative) egg fuyoung (alternative) egg foo yong (alternative) egg foo-yong (alternative) egg fooyong (alternative) egg fu yong (alternative) egg fu-yong (alternative) egg fuyong (alternative) egg foo yung (alternative)

Phrases

foo yung

Frequently Paired Words

foo yung

Questions

What does egg foo young mean?
An egg-based dish containing vegetables and often bits of meat, originating in Guangdong and common in Chinese-American cuisine.
Where does egg foo young come from?
Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu⁴ jung⁴ daan⁶⁻², “lotus egg”). From 蛋 (literally “egg”) + 芙蓉 (fu⁴ jung⁴, literally “lotus”)

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