Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotch egg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: scotch egg
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Scotch egg.

Etymology

Various theories; see Wikipedia. Perhaps associated with the verb scotch in some sense.

Inflected Forms

Scotch eggs (plural)

Questions

What does scotch egg mean?: An English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.
Where does scotch egg come from?: Various theories; see Wikipedia. Perhaps associated with the verb scotch in some sense.

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