avgolemono

First recorded in 1960–65; Modern Greek augolémono, from abgó, augó “egg” ( Greek tò ōión “the egg,” plural tà ōiá, altered by fusion of article and noun, with bg and ug dividing consecutive vowels, and separation of the article as t’; oo- ) + -lemono, variant of lemóni “lemon” (from Italian limone; lemon