Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toad in the hole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
toad- in the -hole
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional English dish of roasted sausages (or formerly other kinds of meat) in batter.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Egg in a hole.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

toads in the hole (plural) toad-in-the-hole (alternative)

Questions

What does toad in the hole mean?
A traditional English dish of roasted sausages (or formerly other kinds of meat) in batter.

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