Eier-

Ei|er-:

Ei|er|be|cher

m → eggcup

Ei|er|bri|kett

nt → ovoid (of coal)

Ei|er|far|be

f paint used to decorate Easter eggs

Ei|er|frucht

f (Bot) → aubergine, eggplant (US)

Ei|er|hand|gra|na|te

f (Mil) → (pineapple) hand grenade, pineapple (inf)

Ei|er|ko|cher

m → egg boiler

Ei|er|kog|nak

m → advocaat

Ei|er|kopf

m (inf: hum or pej)

(lit) → egg-shaped head

(= Intellektueller) → egghead (inf), → boffin (esp Brit inf)

Ei|er|ku|chen

m → pancake; (= Omelette) omelette made with a mixture containing flour

Ei|er|lau|fen

nt <-s>, no pl → egg and spoon race; Eier- machen → to have an egg and spoon race

Ei|er|li|kör

m → advocaat

Ei|er|löf|fel

m → eggspoon

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Ei|er-:

Ei|er|nu|deln

pl (Cook) → (egg) noodles pl

Ei|er|pflau|me

f → (large oval) plum

Ei|er|scha|le

f → eggshell; er hat noch die Eier-n hinter den Ohren (inf) → he’s still wet behind the ears (inf)

ei|er|scha|len|far|ben

adj → cream, off-white

Ei|er|schaum

m, Ei|er|schnee

m (Cook) → beaten egg white

Ei|er|schnei|der

m → egg slicer

Ei|er|schwamm

m (esp Aus), Ei|er|schwam|merl

nt (S Ger, Aus) (Bot) → chanterelle

Ei|er|spei|se

f

→ egg dish

(Aus: = Rührei) → scrambled egg

Ei|er|stock

m (Anat) → ovary

Ei|er|tanz

m → tortuous manoeuvring (Brit) → or maneuvering (US); einen regelrechten Eier- aufführen (fig inf) → to go through all kinds of contortions

Ei|er|uhr

f → egg timer

Ei|er|wär|mer

m <-s, -> → egg cosy