deviled egg

A plate of deviled eggs.

Meaning

Noun

A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, or spices.

Origin

From associating hot or spicy food with the Devil; see devil; compare deviled ham, devilled sausages.

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