"egg drop" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} egg drop (uncountable)
  1. The food created by dropping beaten raw egg into boiling water bit by bit. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: egg drop soup
    Sense id: en-egg_drop-en-noun-o0hbEYsp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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