salted egg

Chinese

/ˈsɒl.tɪd eɡ/

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Definitions
  • A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal.

Etymology

Compound from English salted + English egg (incite, encourage).

Origin

English

egg

Gloss

incite, encourage

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