eggette en · NOUN
Etymology
From egg + -ette.
Meanings
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Synonym of egg waffle (“egg-shaped waffle popular in Hong Kong”).
This takeaway counter serves up some of Hong Kong's best eggettes, the egg-shaped waffles beloved by local children and adults alike.
2017, Piera Chen, Emily Matchar, Lonely Planet Pocket Hong Kong:
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(archaic) An egg-shaped briquet of coal.
[…] an eggette or briquette manufacturing contract, where, by the compression of tar with these fine particles of culm, there are made pieces of coal about the size of an egg […]
1913, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 6358, page 2724:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eggettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |