"armadillo egg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armadillo eggs [plural]
Etymology: Since they do not contain any egg, the name may have come from Scotch egg, another snack food that is wrapped in sausage meat. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Scotch egg}} Scotch egg Head templates: {{en-noun}} armadillo egg (plural armadillo eggs)
  1. (US, cooking) A jalapeño popper, especially when wrapped in bacon or sausage meat. Tags: US Categories (topical): Cooking Categories (lifeform): Peppers
    Sense id: en-armadillo_egg-en-noun-6JC31JCk Disambiguation of Peppers: 77 23 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see armadillo, egg.
    Sense id: en-armadillo_egg-en-noun-e0wyp-HP

Inflected forms

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