deviled egg

English

A plate of deviled eggs.

Etymology

From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.

Noun

deviled egg (plural deviled eggs)

  1. (American spelling, often in the plural) A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.

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