"salted egg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒltɪd ɛɡ/, /ˈsɔl-/, /ˈsɔltəd ˈeɡ/ [Singapore], [ˈsɔ˧.təd˦ ˈʔeɡ̚˦] [Singapore] Forms: salted eggs [plural]
enPR: sŏlʹ-tĭd ĕg [Singapore] Etymology: Calque of Chinese 鹹蛋/咸蛋 (xiándàn), from salted + egg. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque of Chinese, {{zh-l|鹹蛋}} 鹹蛋/咸蛋 (xiándàn), {{compound|en|salted|egg}} salted + egg Head templates: {{en-noun}} salted egg (plural salted eggs)
  1. A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: salted duck egg Translations (Chinese preserved food): ဆားဘဲဥ (hca:bhai:u.) (Burmese), ဆားကြက်ဥ (hca:krak-u.) (Burmese), 鹹蛋 (Chinese Mandarin), 咸蛋 (xiándàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 鹹鴨蛋 (Chinese Mandarin), 咸鸭蛋 (xiányādàn) (Chinese Mandarin), suolattu muna (Finnish), telur asin (Indonesian), telur masin (Malay), itlog-na-maalat (Tagalog), itlog na pula (Tagalog), ไข่เค็ม (Thai), trứng vịt muối (Vietnamese), hột vịt muối (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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