pace egg

See also: pace-egg

English

Alternative forms

• pace-egg
• paste-egg, paste egg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɪs ɛɡ/

Noun

pace egg (plural pace eggs)

1. A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.

Translations

coloured egg

• Finnish: pääsiäismuna (fi)
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See also

• County Durham website dedicated to preservation of dialect terms.
• Wikipedia article on Easter eggs (decorated or chocolate eggs)