Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
American English c. 1775 (although drinks like it are attested far earlier, e.g. posset, of which a monastic Christmas recipe used eggs), from egg + nog. The second element is uncertain and long-debated; prominent claims include Norfolk dialect nog (“strong ale”), or a clipping of noggin (“small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol”) (q.v.). Another hypothesis is that it is a variant of grog (“rum-and-water cocktail”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شراب البيض
- شراب البيضegg-based beverage
Chinese Mandarin 蛋酒, 蛋奶酒
- 蛋酒 (dànjiǔ)egg-based beverage
- 蛋奶酒 (dànnǎijiǔ)egg-based beverage
- 蛋諾類 /蛋诺类 (dànnuòlèi)egg-based beverage
Czech vaječný likér
- vaječný likéregg-based beverage
Danish æggelikør
- æggelikøregg-based beverage
Dutch advocaat, eierpunch
- advocaategg-based beverage
- eierpunchegg-based beverage
Esperanto ovopunĉo
- ovopunĉoegg-based beverage
Estonian munaliköör
- munalikööregg-based beverage
Finnish munatoti
- munatotiegg-based beverage
French lait de poule
- lait de pouleegg-based beverage
German Eierkognak, Eierpunsch
- Eierkognakegg-based beverage
- Eierpunschegg-based beverage
Hungarian tojáslikőr
- tojáslikőregg-based beverage
Irish bleathach uibhe
- bleathach uibheegg-based beverage
Italian zabaione, zabaglione
- zabaioneegg-based beverage
- zabaglioneegg-based beverage
- zabajoneegg-based beverage
Japanese エッグノッグ, 卵酒
- エッグノッグ (eggunoggu)egg-based beverage
- 卵酒 (tamagozake)egg-based beverage
Latvian olu liķieris
- olu liķierisegg-based beverage
Norwegian Bokmål eggelikør, eggnog
- eggelikøregg-based beverage
- eggnogegg-based beverage
Persian اگناگ
- اگناگegg-based beverage
Polish kogel-mogel, ajerkoniak
- kogel-mogelegg-based beverage
- ajerkoniakegg-based beverage
Portuguese eggnog
- eggnogegg-based beverage
Russian го́голь-мо́голь
- го́голь-мо́голь (gógolʹ-mógolʹ)egg-based beverage
Slovak vaječný koňak
- vaječný koňakegg-based beverage
Spanish licor de huevos, ponche de huevo
- licor de huevosegg-based beverage
- ponche de huevoegg-based beverage
- rompopeegg-based beverage
- rompopoegg-based beverage
- candealegg-based beverage
Swedish ägglikör, äggtoddy
- äggliköregg-based beverage
- äggtoddyegg-based beverage
Tagalog egnog
- egnogegg-based beverage
Welsh maidd yr iâr
- maidd yr iâregg-based beverage
Cite this entry
eggnog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggnog
“eggnog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggnog. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eggnog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggnog.
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