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noun
A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally, singular
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of eggs Benedict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, plural-normally
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noun
toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dish
History
Disputed. Likely from the given name or family name Benedict, with several individuals suggested as a possible eponym. A less common surmise suggests borrowing from French oefs bénédictine (“Benedictine (nuns’) eggs”). Attested since 1898.
Across languages
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