roerei

Dutch

Etymology

From roeren (“to stir, scramble”) +‎ ei (“egg”), probably a calque of German Rührei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrur.ɛi̯/, [ruːr-]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: roer‧ei

Noun

roerei n (plural roereieren, diminutive roereitje n)

  1. (countable) a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs [from 1880s]

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: roereier
  • → Papiamentu: webu rurònt

See also

Galician

Verb

roerei

  1. first-person singular future indicative of roer

Portuguese

Verb

roerei

  1. first-person singular future indicative of roer
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