English
fios de ovos
Fios de ovos comes from Portuguese fios de ovos.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfios de ovosliterally ‘egg threads’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfios de ovosliterally ‘egg threads’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Portuguese fios de ovos (literally “egg threads”).
Every English word from Portuguese fios de ovos
Today it means
noun A traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese fios de ovos / fios de ovos