Meanings
noundeviled egg (plural deviled eggs)
plural deviled eggs · alternative UK devilled egg
- USin pluraloftenA hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhalved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
Similar
stuffed egg
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil (verb); compare deviled ham, deviled crab, devilled sausages.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 魔鬼蛋
- 魔鬼蛋 (mo¹ gwai² daan²)filled egg
Chinese Mandarin 魔鬼蛋
- 魔鬼蛋 (móguǐ dàn)filled egg
Hungarian kaszinótojás
- kaszinótojásfilled egg
Italian uovo alla diavola
- uovo alla diavolafilled egg
Japanese デビルドエッグ
- デビルドエッグ (debirudo eggu)filled egg
Polish jajko faszerowane
- jajko faszerowanefilled egg
Portuguese ovo recheado
- ovo recheadofilled egg
Spanish huevo relleno
- huevo rellenofilled egg
Cite this entry
APA
deviled egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviled%20egg
MLA
“deviled egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviled%20egg. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deviled egg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviled%20egg.
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