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egg noun

  /(j)ɛɡ/ , /eɪɡ/ , /ɛɡ/
  • (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
  • An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
 ovo
  • A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, resulting from an injury.
 galo, inchaço
  • (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
 oval, ovo

egg verb

  /(j)ɛɡ/ , /eɪɡ/ , /ɛɡ/
  • To throw (especially rotten) eggs (noun sense 1.1.1) at (someone or something).
 jogar ovos em
egg on
incitar, provocar
nest egg
andês, endez, indez, economias, pé-de-meia
Easter egg
ovo de Páscoa
lay an egg
botar, pôr, ovar, fazer fiasco, fracassar
boiled egg
ovo cozido, ovo quente
fried egg
ovo estrelado
scrambled egg
ovos mexidos
egg of Columbus
ovo de Colombo
century egg
ovo centenário
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