scrambled egg en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
The gold braid sense is by fancied resemblance to the literal sense, with irreverence implied.
Meanings
- (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) A dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking.
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(countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable) The gold braid worn on the cap of an officer in the armed forces or police.
A massive POLICE CAPTAIN, spattered with gold braid and scrambled eggs on his hat, with beefy red face and white hair seems furious.
1971, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather (screenplay, third draft)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrambled eggs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
chest candy · fried egg · omelette · scromlette · omelet
Deriveds
Translations (65)
pl jajecznica (dish) · fa خاگینه (dish) · et munapuder (dish) · ga uibheacha scrofa (dish) · nb eggerøre (dish) · rsk ратота (dish) · it uova strapazzate (dish) · io ovo mixita (dish) · bg бъркани яйца (dish) · da røræg (dish) · dsb měšane jajo (dish) · es huevos picados (dish) · tr çırpılmış yumurta (dish) · lkt wítka kačóčopi (dish) · yi אייערשפּײַז (dish) · af roereier (dish) · scn ovu cirusu (dish) · pdt Rearei (dish) · fr œuf brouillé (dish) · pt ovos mexidos (dish) · es huevos revueltos (dish) · wym faonküch (dish) · ms telur orak arik (dish) · th ไข่กวน (dish) · sh kajgana (dish) · eo kirlovaĵo (dish) · cmn 炒蛋 (dish) · es huevos pericos (dish) · yi פּרעזשעניצע (dish) · he בֵּיצָה מְקֻשְׁקֶשֶׁת (dish) · yue 滑蛋 (dish) · de Rührei (dish) · cy wyau wedi'u sgramblo (dish) · sv äggröra (dish) · ms telur dadar hancur (dish) · ja スクランブルエッグ (dish) · nrf oeux sus l'ticl'ye (dish) · ms telur masak hancur (dish) · ru яи́чница-болту́нья (dish) · km ពងមាន់ចៀន (dish) · nn eggerøre (dish) · th ไข่คน (dish) · hu rántotta (dish) · ja スクランブルドエッグ (dish) · el χτυπητά αβγά (dish) · bo སྒོང་འབྲས (dish) · cs míchaná vejce (dish) · kw oy skramblys (dish) · gd uighean pronn (dish) · gv oohyn bwoailt (dish) · fi munakokkeli (dish) · yi יאַיִטשניצע (dish) · mk кајгана (dish) · ca remenat d'ous (dish) · nl roerei (dish) · ka ათქვეფილი კვერცხები (dish) · lt kiaušinienė (dish) · ru яи́чница (dish) · yue 炒蛋 (dish) · hu habart tojás (dish) · lv olu kultenis (dish) · ar بَيْض مَخْفُوق (dish) · ko 스크램블드 에그 (dish) · hu tojásrántotta (dish) · sk praženica (dish)