avgolemono

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌɑv.ɡoʊˈlɛm.ə.noʊ/

Definition of avgolemono

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Any of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth.
    “Fish may be poached and the liquor used to make an avgolemono sauce.”
    “In Greece, avgolemono sauce is used in many recipes and is also made into a soup.”
    “Avgolemono is a traditional Greek chicken and lemon soup that rarely contains anything but chicken, lemon, eggs, and sometimes rice or onion.”

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Etymology

From Greek αβγολέμονο /αυγολέμονο (avgolémono), from αβγό /αυγό (avgó, “egg”) + λεμόνι (lemóni, “lemon”).

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