Phrase guide

poached egg

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An egg that has been cooked by gently breaking it into simmering or very hot water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

egg cooked in gently boiling water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dropped egg

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَيْض مَسْلُوق بِدُونَ قِشْر (bayḍ maslūq bidūna qišr) — type of cooked egg
  • Basque: arrautza eskalfatu — type of cooked egg
  • Catalan: ou escalfat — type of cooked egg
  • Catalan: ou escumat — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 荷包蛋 (hébāodàn) — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水煮荷包蛋 (shuǐzhǔ hébāodàn) — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水煮嫩蛋 (shuǐzhǔnèndàn) — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水波蛋 (shuǐbōdàn) — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臥果兒 /卧果儿 (wòguǒr) — type of cooked egg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卧鷄蛋 (wòjīdàn) — type of cooked egg
  • Finnish: uppomuna — type of cooked egg
  • French: œuf poché — type of cooked egg
  • German: pochiertes Ei — type of cooked egg
  • German: verlorenes Ei — type of cooked egg
  • Hungarian: buggyantott tojás — type of cooked egg
  • Italian: uovo in camicia — type of cooked egg
  • Italian: uovo affogato — type of cooked egg
  • Japanese: ポーチドエッグ (pōchidoeggu) — type of cooked egg
  • Korean: 수란 (suran) — type of cooked egg
  • Latin: ovum hapalum — type of cooked egg
  • Malay: telur carak — type of cooked egg
  • Malay: telur rebus carak — type of cooked egg
  • Mon: ခၟာဲစာၚ်ၜိုဟ် — type of cooked egg
  • Norman: oeu sus l'ticl'ye — type of cooked egg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: posjert egg — type of cooked egg
  • Polish: jajko w koszulce — type of cooked egg
  • Romanian: ou poșat — type of cooked egg
  • Russian: яйцо́-пашо́т (jajcó-pašót) — type of cooked egg
  • Spanish: huevo escalfado — type of cooked egg
  • Swedish: förlorade ägg — type of cooked egg
  • Swedish: pocherade ägg — type of cooked egg
  • Thai: ไข่ดาวน้ํา (kài-daao-náam) — type of cooked egg
  • Turkish: çılbır — type of cooked egg
  • Turkish: poşe yumurta — type of cooked egg
  • Ukrainian: яйце́ пашо́т (jajcé pašót) — type of cooked egg
  • Ukrainian: яйце́ в соро́чечці (jajcé v soróčečci) — type of cooked egg