noun
boiled egg
A straightforward loanword for a boiled egg, used in menus and casual contexts. Often refers to a soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg served as is, rather than in a dish.
朝食にボイルドエッグを食べた。
I had a boiled egg for breakfast.
このカフェのボイルドエッグは半熟で美味しい。
The boiled eggs at this café are soft-boiled and delicious.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
The native Japanese term for boiled egg, more common in everyday speech. ボイルドエッグ is a loanword often used in Western-style menus or when emphasizing a Western-style preparation.
From English 'boiled egg'.