definitions

cloud eggs

[ kloud egz ]
/ ˈklaʊd ˌɛgz /

plural noun

an egg dish for which the whites are whipped until fluffy, like meringue, and baked, after which a yolk is nested into the top of each portion of whites for further baking.

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Nearby words

cloud base, cloud chamber, cloud computing, cloud cover, cloud ear, cloud eggs, cloud forest, cloud grass, cloud layer, cloud nine, cloud over

Origin of cloud eggs

First recorded in 2010–15
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019