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noun
An egg-based dish containing vegetables and often bits of meat, originating in Guangdong and common in Chinese-American cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Partial calque of Cantonese 芙蓉蛋 (fu4 jung4 daan6−2, “lotus egg”). From 蛋 (literally “egg”) + 芙蓉 (fu4 jung4, literally “lotus”)
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