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avgolemono

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɑv.ɡoʊˈlɛm.ə.noʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Greek αβγολέμονο /αυγολέμονο (avgolémono), from αβγό /αυγό (avgó, “egg”) + λεμόνι (lemóni, “lemon”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: avqolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Dutch: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Finnish: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • French: avgolémono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • German: Avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Greek: αβγολέμονο (avgolémono) — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Indonesian: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Italian: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Japanese: アヴゴレモノ (avugoremono) — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Javanese: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Polish: awgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Portuguese: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Russian: авголемоно (avgolemono) — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Spanish: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Ukrainian: авголемоно (avholemono) — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth
  • Uzbek: avgolemono — family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth