SINCE 1828
avgolemono
noun
av·go·lem·o·no
| \ ˌäv-gō-ˈle-mə-(ˌ)nō
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Definition of avgolemono
: a soup or sauce made with chicken stock, egg yolks, and lemon juice
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Avgolemono at North Beach Gyro: Lemon supposedly reduces phlegm in the body, and avgolemono packs in the tartness with the homey feel of chicken soup. — U.R. 701 Union St., San Francisco. — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, "Our favorite cure-all soups in San Francisco," 1 Mar. 2018 By Ellie Krieger, Special To The Washington Post A Greek avgolemono sauce is a reminder of the simple wonder of cooking. — Ellie Krieger, The Denver Post, "Spring asparagus deserves this simple avgolemono sauce," 7 Apr. 2017 It is called avgolemono: a broth of chicken thickened with whisked egg and lemon and fortified with rice and spinach. — Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, "Leaving a Religion and a Marriage, and Gaining a Chicken Soup," 23 Jan. 2017 A cup of hearty avgolemono soup ($3; made with chicken, eggs, lemon and rice) will definitely warm you up on a chilly day. — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, "The Idaho Statesman’s Top 10 new Boise restaurants of 2016," 22 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'avgolemono.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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