armadillo egg

English

Etymology

Since they do not contain any egg, the name may have come from Scotch egg, another snack food that is wrapped in sausage meat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

armadillo egg (plural armadillo eggs)

  1. (US, cooking) A jalapeño popper, especially when wrapped in bacon or sausage meat.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see armadillo,‎ egg.
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