balut

American  

[buh-loot, bah-loot] / bəˈlut, bɑˈlut /

noun

plural

baluts

1. in the Philippines, a duck egg containing a developing embryo and eaten after being boiled, directly from the shell.

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Example Sentences

A warehouse in Orange County had received a late order of balut, a Southeast Asian delicacy of fertilized duck eggs, but now the warehouse had a crisis on its hands: Hundreds of the eggs were hatching.

From Los Angeles Times

Balut me in the Philippines, tagine me in Morocco, pajata me in Italy.

From Washington Post

Occasionally he would push further, cooking foods that even many Filipinos find challenging, like dinuguan, or pork-blood stew, and balut, a partly fertilized duck egg.

From New York Times

He said U.S. helicopters laden with commandos landed at a residential building in the Syrian town of Dayr Balut and tried to capture an “unknown target” while simultaneously attempting to evacuate non-combatants from the scene.

From Washington Times

From her aunt’s balcony in Manila, for instance, Ting observes an “endless stream of shouting vendors that sold fresh tofu, ice cream, balut, and pan de sal. The rag dealers had their own call, as did those looking for old bottles and newspapers. It all seemed part of one big song, occasionally joined by a crowing rooster or a backfiring tricycle or the grind and clang of my aunt’s gate being opened and shut.”

From Seattle Times