Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over easy

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables
over easy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

American usage

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

sunny side up over medium over hard

Synonyms

over light sunny side down

Questions

What does over easy mean?
Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).

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