Phrase guide
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noun
A jalapeño popper, especially when wrapped in bacon or sausage meat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see armadillo, egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Since they do not contain any egg, the name may have come from Scotch egg, another snack food that is wrapped in sausage meat.
