Columbus egg

noun

A hard-boiled egg cut in half and filled with a mixture of its yolk with ham, cream, and nutmeg.

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Meanings

nounColumbus egg (plural Columbus eggs)

plural Columbus eggs

  1. A hard-boiled egg cut in half and filled with a mixture of its yolk with ham, cream, and nutmeg.

Origin

Presumably in reference to the apocryphal story behind the egg of Columbus, since the eggs in this dish would have their ends crushed to allow them to stand upright like bowls.

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APA

Columbus egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columbus%20egg

MLA

“Columbus egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columbus%20egg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Columbus egg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columbus%20egg.

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