scotch egg

noun

An English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

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Meanings

scotch egg1

nounscotch egg (plural scotch eggs)

plural scotch eggs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Scotch egg.

Scotch egg2

nounScotch egg (plural Scotch eggs)

plural Scotch eggs

  1. An English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

Origin

Various theories; see Wikipedia. Perhaps associated with the verb scotch in some sense.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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