Egg
/ɛɡ/
EN
An oval or round reproductive body laid by female birds, reptiles, fish, and monotremes, especially the edible egg of a chicken used as food.
I had a boiled egg for breakfast this morning.
Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'ǣg', which shares Proto-Germanic roots with the Old Norse 'egg' and is ultimately linked to the Proto-Indo-European root 'awi-' meaning 'bird'.
Translations
简体中文
鸡蛋,卵
繁體中文
雞蛋,卵
日本語
卵,玉子
한국어
계란,알
Deutsch
Ei
Español
huevo
Português
ovo
Français
œuf
Català
ou
Tiếng Việt
trứng
Collocations
fried eggscrambled eggegg shellegg whiteegg yolk
Synonyms
ovumegg cell
Related Words
chickenbreakfastovaryyolkshell