scotch egg

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Definition of scotch egg in English English dictionary

A savoury dish made of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs

Alternative spelling of Scotch egg

A Scotch egg is a hard boiled egg that is covered with sausage meat and breadcrumbs, then fried. A hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated with bread crumbs, and deep-fried. a cooked egg that is covered with meat and breadcrumbs, then fried

hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried

Related Terms

Scotch eggs

plural form of Scotch egg

Hyphenation

Scotch egg

Turkish pronunciation

skäç eg

Pronunciation

/ˈskäʧ ˈeg/ /ˈskɑːʧ ˈɛɡ/

Etymology

[ 'skäch ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English scocchen to gash.