SHIRRED EGG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shirred egg mean? 

• SHIRRED EGG (noun)
  The noun SHIRRED EGG has 1 sense:

1. egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin

  Familiarity information: SHIRRED EGG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIRRED EGG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

baked egg; egg en cocotte; shirred egg

Hypernyms ("shirred egg" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)