"deviled egg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: deviled eggs [plural], devilled egg [alternative, UK]
Etymology: From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, devilled sausages. Head templates: {{en-noun}} deviled egg (plural deviled eggs)
  1. (American spelling, often in the plural) A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices. Tags: US, in-plural, often Translations (filled egg): kaszinótojás (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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