noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cup, dish
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noun
Meaning 2
dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: egg cup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crockery, dishware
History
Etymology
From egg + cup. Compare Swedish äggkopp.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Breton:
dalc'her-vioù
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Catalan:
ouera
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Danish:
æggebæger
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Dutch:
eierdopje
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Esperanto:
ovingo
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Estonian:
munatops
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Estonian:
munapeeker
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Finnish:
munakuppi
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
French:
coquetier
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
German:
Eierbecher
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Greek:
αβγοθήκη
(avgothíki)
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Hungarian:
tojástartó
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Ido:
ovuyo
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Irish:
ubhchupán
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Italian:
portauovo
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Korean:
에그 컵
(egeu keop)
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Maltese:
uviera
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Norman:
cocotchi
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Norwegian Bokmål:
eggeglass
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Persian:
تخممرغدان
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Polish:
jajecznik
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Portuguese:
oveiro
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Russian:
подста́вка для яиц
(podstávka dlja jaic)
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Scottish Gaelic:
glainn'-uighe
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Spanish:
huevera
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Swedish:
äggkopp
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Tagalog:
webera
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Turkish:
yumurtalık
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Welsh:
cwpan ŵy
— a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
