OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2141

egg

/ɛɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
huevo
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
I should determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
We made a big omelette with three eggs for breakfast.
bulto • chichón • cototo • tolondro
A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
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