Avgolemono Definition
ävgə-lĕmə-nō
noun
A soup typically consisting of chicken broth, orzo or rice, and often meat, to which eggs and lemon juice are added.
American Heritage
A Greek soup of lemon juice and beaten eggs blended into a meat stock, containing rice, noodles, etc.
Webster's New World
A sauce of lemon juice, beaten eggs, and meat stock.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Avgolemono
Noun
Singular:
avgolemono
Plural:
avgolemonosOrigin of Avgolemono
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Modern Greek avgolémono avgó egg (back-formation from pl. avgá) (back-formation from t’avgá the eggs) (contraction of ta ogá) (ta neuter pl. definite article) (ogá eggs) (from Greek ōia) (pl. of ōion egg awi- in Indo-European roots) lemóni lemon (from Italian limone) (from Old Italian lemon)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Greek αυγολέμονο (avgolémono), from αυγό (avgó, “egg”) + λεμόνι (lemóni, “lemon”).
From Wiktionary
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