Meanings
nouneggcup (plural eggcups)
plural eggcups · alternative egg cup
- A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From egg + cup. Compare Swedish äggkopp.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ouera
- oueraa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Danish æggebæger
- æggebægera small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Dutch eierdopje
- eierdopjea small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Esperanto ovingo
- ovingoa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Estonian munatops, munapeeker
- munatopsa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
- munapeekera small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Finnish munakuppi
- munakuppia small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
French coquetier
- coquetiera small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
German Eierbecher
- Eierbechera small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Greek αβγοθήκη
- αβγοθήκη (avgothíki)a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Hungarian tojástartó
- tojástartóa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Irish ubhchupán
- ubhchupána small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Italian portauovo
- portauovoa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Korean 에그 컵
- 에그 컵 (egeu keop)a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Norwegian Bokmål eggeglass
- eggeglassa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Persian تخممرغدان
- تخممرغدانa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Polish jajecznik
- jajecznika small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Portuguese oveiro
- oveiroa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Russian подста́вка для яиц
- подста́вка для яиц (podstávka dlja jaic)a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Scottish Gaelic glainn'-uighe
- glainn'-uighea small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Spanish huevera
- hueveraa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Swedish äggkopp
- äggkoppa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Tagalog webera
- weberaa small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Turkish yumurtalık
- yumurtalıka small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Welsh cwpan ŵy
- cwpan ŵya small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten
Cite this entry
APA
eggcup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggcup
MLA
“eggcup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggcup. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eggcup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggcup.
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