"toad in the hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toads in the hole [plural], toad-in-the-hole [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|toads in the hole}} toad in the hole (countable and uncountable, plural toads in the hole)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A traditional English dish of roasted sausages (or formerly other kinds of meat) in batter. Tags: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Translations (roasted sausages in batter): 布丁香腸 /布丁香肠 (bùdīng xiāngcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), toad in the hole (english: there's nothing equivalent in Finnish cuisine) (Finnish), Würstchen im Teig [neuter, plural] (German), buaf i bpoll [feminine] (Irish), beayf ayns towl (Manx), sosej cytew [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-toad_in_the_hole-en-noun-VKVIgb2C Disambiguation of Foods: 78 22 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'roasted sausages in batter': 89 11
  2. Egg in a hole. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-toad_in_the_hole-en-noun-HejU5CxE

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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