egg carton

noun

A specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs.

Meanings

nounegg carton (plural egg cartons)

plural egg cartons

  1. A specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs.

Translations

Catalan ouera
  • oueraegg container
Chinese Mandarin 雞蛋盒 /鸡蛋盒
  • 雞蛋盒 /鸡蛋盒 (jīdànhé)egg container
Finnish kananmunarasia, munakenno
  • kananmunarasiaegg container
  • munakennoegg container
German Eierkarton, Eierschachtel
  • Eierkartonegg container
  • Eierschachtelegg container
  • Eierpackungegg container
Greek αβγοθήκη
  • αβγοθήκη (avgothíki)egg container
Hungarian tojástartó
  • tojástartóegg container
Korean 계란판
  • 계란판 (gyeranpan)egg container
Polish wytłaczanka
  • wytłaczankaegg container
Portuguese cartela de ovos
  • cartela de ovosegg container
Spanish maple, huevera
  • mapleegg container
  • hueveraegg container
Swedish äggkartong
  • äggkartongegg container
Turkish yumurta viyolü
  • yumurta viyolüegg container
Cite this entry
APA

egg carton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20carton

MLA

“egg carton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20carton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg carton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20carton.

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