goʊˈlɛm noun Greek Cookery.
a soup or sauce made with beaten eggs, lemon juice, and usually chicken broth.
Origin:
1960–65; Modern Greek augolémono, equivalent to augó, abgó egg (pronunciation avγó), classical Greek tò ōión the egg, plural tà ōiá (cf. oo-), altered by fusion of article and noun, v and γ filling vocalic hiatus, merger of singular and plural forms, and separation of the article as t’ + -lemono variant (in compounds) of lemóni lemon < Italian limone ≪ Persian; see lemon
1960–65; Modern Greek augolémono, equivalent to augó, abgó egg (pronunciation avγó), classical Greek tò ōión the egg, plural tà ōiá (cf. oo-), altered by fusion of article and noun, v and γ filling vocalic hiatus, merger of singular and plural forms, and separation of the article as t’ + -lemono variant (in compounds) of lemóni lemon < Italian limone ≪ Persian; see lemon
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| —n | |
| a Greek soup made with eggs, lemon juice, and rice | |
| [C20: from Modern Greek] | |
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| Main Entry: | avgolemono |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a Greek chicken-stock soup with egg yolks, lemon, and sometimes rice |
| Etymology: | Greek for 'egg-lemon soup' |
| Usage: | cooking |
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