Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eggette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eggette
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of egg waffle (“egg-shaped waffle popular in Hong Kong”).

noun

An egg-shaped briquet of coal.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"This takeaway counter serves up some of Hong Kong's best eggettes, the egg-shaped waffles beloved by local children and adults alike."
"[…] an eggette or briquette manufacturing contract, where, by the compression of tar with these fine particles of culm, there are made pieces of coal about the size of an egg […]"

Etymology

From egg + -ette.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: egg

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

eggettes (plural)

Synonyms

egg waffle

Questions

What does eggette mean?: Synonym of egg waffle (“egg-shaped waffle popular in Hong Kong”).
Where does eggette come from?: From egg + -ette.

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