Phrase guide

fios de ovos

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

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  • /ˈfiːəʊz di ˈəʊvəʊz/

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fios de ovos (literally “egg threads”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Engelshaar — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Japanese: 鶏卵素麺 (keiransōmen) — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Japanese: 玉子素麺 (tamago sōmen) — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Persian: موی فرشته (muy ferešte) — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Persian: رشتههای تخممرغ (rešte-hâ'i toxm-e morq) — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Portuguese: fios de ovos — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Spanish: huevo hilado — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Spanish: pelo de caballo — traditional Portuguese sweet food
  • Thai: ฝอยทอง (fɔ̌ɔi-tɔɔng) — traditional Portuguese sweet food