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hard-boiled; boiled until firm
Describes eggs (or occasionally other foods) that have been boiled until the yolk and white are completely set and firm.
固ゆで卵を作った。
I made hard-boiled eggs.
固ゆでにするには十二分ほど茹でる。
Boil for about twelve minutes to make them hard-boiled.
サラダには半熟より固ゆでの方が崩れなくて使いやすい。
Hard-boiled eggs are easier to use in salads than soft-boiled ones since they don't fall apart.
Also written as 固茹で. A cooking term composed of 固 (hard, firm) and 茹で (boiling). Almost always used in reference to eggs. Can function as a noun (固ゆで卵) or as a descriptive modifier (固ゆでにする).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 固ゆで卵: hard-boiled egg
- 固ゆでにする: to hard-boil
- 固ゆでの卵: hard-boiled egg
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 半熟: soft-boiled, half-cooked — the opposite, with a runny yolk
- 温泉卵: hot spring egg — egg with set white and runny yolk
- 茹で卵: boiled egg — general term, regardless of doneness