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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “starred (smashed) egg”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌw̝ebo estɾeˈʝado/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌw̝ebo estɾeˈʎado/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌw̝ebo estɾeˈʃado/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌw̝ebo estɾeˈʒado/
- Syllabification: hue‧vo es‧tre‧lla‧do
Noun
huevo estrellado m (plural huevos estrellados)
- (chiefly in the plural) fried egg
- Synonym: huevo frito
1914, Guillermo Franklin Hall Aviles, All Spanish method, first método directo para aprender el español, page 287:Los huevos estrellados se abren y dejan caer en una grasa caliente como la manteca o la mantequilla. Los huevos revueltos se baten antes de ponerlos a freír.- Fried eggs are opened and dropped into a hot grease such as lard or butter. Scrambled eggs are beaten before frying.
1996, Cristina Barros, Itacate, page 144:[…] uno para freír las tortillas ligeramente, sin que se endurezcan, de una en una, y el otro para hacer los huevos estrellados […]- one for frying the tortillas slightly, without hardening, one by one, and the other to make fried eggs
2002, Chepina Peralta, Cocina para la recién casada, page 36:Si sigues cuidadosamente estas instrucciones te quedarán unos lindos huevos estrellados con la clara cuajada y la yema entera.- If you follow these instructions carefully you will have some pretty fried eggs with clear curd and the yolk whole.
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