red egg

noun

salted eggs with shells dyed magenta

Meanings

nounred egg (plural red eggs)

plural red eggs

  1. Philippinessalted eggs with shells dyed magenta

Origin

  1. Tagalogitlog na pula
  2. Englishred egg

Calque of Tagalog itlog na pula.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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