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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOTCH EGG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOTCH EGG

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Scotch egg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCOTCH EGG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scotch egg

Scotch egg

A Scotch egg consists of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked.

Definition of Scotch egg in the English dictionary

The definition of Scotch egg in the dictionary is a hard-boiled egg enclosed in a layer of sausage meat, covered in egg and crumbs, and fried.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOTCH EGG

Scot.
scotch
Scotch broth
Scotch catch
Scotch fir
Scotch lovage
Scotch mist
Scotch pancake
Scotch pine
Scotch rose
Scotch snap
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock
Scotch-Irish
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOTCH EGG

bad egg
barn egg
battery egg
boiled egg
cleidoic egg
curate´s egg
darning egg
Easter egg
free-range egg
good egg
lay an egg
nest egg
new-laid egg
ostrich egg
poached egg
scrambled egg
sea egg
soft-boiled egg
tea egg

Synonyms and antonyms of Scotch egg in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Scotch egg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOTCH EGG

Find out the translation of Scotch egg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Scotch egg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Scotch egg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏格兰蛋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huevo Scotch
570 millions of speakers

English

Scotch egg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कॉच अंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سكوتش البيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Скотч яйцо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Scotch ovo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কচ ডিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Oeuf écossais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telur Scotch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scotch Ei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スコッチエッグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스카치 계란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scotch egg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Scotch trứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்காட்ச் முட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॉच अंडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Scotch yumurta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scotch uovo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scotch egg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скотч яйце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Scotch ou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Scotch αυγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Scotch eier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Scotch ägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Scotch egg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Scotch egg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTCH EGG»

The term «Scotch egg» is regularly used and occupies the 73.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOTCH EGG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Scotch egg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTCH EGG»

Discover the use of Scotch egg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Scotch egg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Implicit Dimensions of Contract: Discrete, Relational and ...
With any relational approach to transactions, we reach the Scotch Egg of express terms only through the haggis of more remote relations and then through the thick coating of the relations closest to the express terms. It may be noted that unlike ...
David Campbell, Hugh Collins, John Wightman, 2003
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Snack Food
Take first a simple and classic case — the Scotch egg. Here one starts with an initially "coated" raw (or rather cooked!) material — a hard-boiled shelled egg, which consists of a discrete yolk center coated with a firmly set albumen layer. This is ...
R. Gordon Booth, 1990
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
Scotch egg The Scotch egg—a hard-boiled egg enveloped in sausage meat, coated in crumbs, and then fried—appeared on the scene at the beginning of the nineteenth century, although whether as a new invention or simply as a wider ...
John Ayto, 2012
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New and Developing Sources of Food Proteins
The 'Scotch egg' consists of a hard-cooked egg surrounded by sausage meat, dipped in batter, rolled in cornflake crumbs and deep-fat fried. Since cooked egg white may become rubbery and tough, freezing of this product has limited potential ...
B.J.F. Hudson, 1994
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Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts
He was still recovering when a scotch egg blasted from the AutoChef and nearly took his head off. Another whizzed past his elbow, two more nearly kneecapped him, and as he ran for cover a rapid fusillade pursued him across the room, the ...
Simon Haynes, 2010
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Celebrating
He was still recovering when a scotch egg blasted from the AutoChef and nearly took his head off. Another whizzed past his elbow, two more nearly kneecapped him, and as he ran for cover a rapid fusillade pursued him across the room, the ...
Kate Lamont, 2007
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Mostly Scotch (Wid a Wee Bit A' Soda) for Pedal Free Harp
A Scotch egg consists of a hard— boiled egg encased in sausage meat, breaded and fried. Scotch Whisky, maybe all too familiar to some, usually has a smoky flavor distilled from malted barley. Scotch Woodcock are eggs cooked and served  ...
Chuck Bird, Susan Peters, 2012
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1001 Foods To Die For
UNITED KINGDOM Scotch Eggs A Scotch egg has a peeled, hard-boiled egg at its center. The egg is lightly dusted with flour, wrapped in a layer of forcemeat or sausage, rolled in bread crumbs, deep-fried until crisp, and then served, usually ...
Madison Books, Andrews McMeel Publishing,LLC, 2007
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
America Scotch broth n (1818) : a soup made from beef or mutton and vegetables and thickened with barley Scotch egg n (1809) : a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, covered with bread crumbs, and fried Scotch-Irish adj (1744) : of,  ...
‎2004
10
Happy Days 1. Class Book
Scotch egg ... C Ploughman's lunch 1 . bread, cheese, butter and pickles 2. a pie with lamb in it 3. minced meat and gravy with mashed potato on top 4. a hard boiled egg with sausage-meat and breadcrumbs 5. an omelette 6. fried egg and ...
John Kaas Petersen, Jeremy Watts, Aase Steinmetz, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTCH EGG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Scotch egg is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scotch eggs around the world – it has never been just a British thing
Fortnum & Mason would like to take the glory for inventing the Scotch egg – a portable snack ... Or do we have the Mughal Empire to thank for the Scotch egg? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Yeah! Burger launches new menu of scotch egg burgers
As well as the Scotch Ness Monster – made with a beef patty, pickled onions, and cheddar in a white pepper and sage scotch egg – the menu will include The ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Armie Hammer banned from eating Scotch eggs by Guy Ritchie as …
He said: "Because we shot in London, my biggest challenge was not drinking too many pints and not eating too many Scotch eggs. I was eating about four ... «NZCity, Jun 15»
4
Guy Ritchie banned Armie Hammer from eating scotch eggs
Guy Ritchie banned Armie Hammer from eating Scotch eggs because he was putting on too much weight when they were making the 'Man From UNCLE'. «TV3.ie, Jun 15»
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Scotch eggs branded junk food and confiscated from children's …
Along with Peperami sausages, scotch eggs are being confiscating until the end of the day, at which point the teacher replaces the item, adding an explanatory ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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A chocolate selfie and more alternative Easter treats
Eggs hunts, bunnies and chicks are all well and good, but choco selfies, fancy scotch eggs and chocolate cocktails are where it's at in London this weekend. «Time Out London, Apr 15»
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Chocolate-filled scotch eggs hit the shelves at Fortnum & Mason for …
Fortnum & Mason claim the 'Chotch Egg' is the world's first scotch egg made with chocolate and has been specially created for a decadent Easter treat. «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
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The Creme Egg scotch egg: Delicious or DISASTER?
Greig, of Foston's Fine Meat in Duns, Scottish Borders, said: "We thought we'd come up ... on their laurels and are working on a smaller version using a Mini Egg. «Daily Star, Mar 15»
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Duns butcher creates scotch egg with chocolate twist
On sale at Foston's Fine Meats in Duns are scotch eggs - with a chocolate twist. ... Egg in the middle which we found was very tasty but needed something else. «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Would you eat a chocolate-filled Scotch egg?
Dubbed the world's "first gourmet chocolate scotch egg", the unique treat mixes a free-range egg with venison meat and 55 per cent Valrhona dark chocolate ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scotch egg [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scotch-egg>. May 2024 ».
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