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duck egg

[duhk-egg] / ˈdʌkˌɛgg /


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For maximum duck-on-duck goodness, add crispy duck bacon and a gooey duck egg.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Singers Alanis Morissette and Halle Bailey performed as hundreds of attendees noshed on duck egg rolls, beef Wellington and lobster rolls prior to the Democratic nominee taking the stage shortly after 4:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

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 • Jan. 8, 2023

Boy George, who is a vegetarian, ate sticky beans, fermented duck egg, a whole vomit fruit, six fermented plums, fermented tofu, and blended seaweed.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022

Her head tilted happily back, like a sparrow egg perched on a duck egg, she smiled into the sun.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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