Eggcrate

/ˈɛɡˌkreɪt/ noun

Definition

A container or crate with compartments designed to hold and transport eggs safely.

Etymology

Compound of 'egg' plus 'crate.' Emerged in the late 19th century as commercial egg transport became standardized and required protective packaging.

Kelly Says

The cardboard egg crate design with those honeycomb-like cups is pure engineering genius—it protects eggs during transport while using minimum material, and the design barely changed in 100 years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ቦካ
en-koo-lal boh-kah
ARالعربية
صندوق البيض
sahndook al-bayd
BNবাংলা
ডিমের বাক্স
dim-er bahks
CACatalà
caixa d'ous
kah-ee-shah dohs
CSČeština
krabička na vejce
krah-bee-chkah nah vay-tseh
DADansk
æggeæske
ehg-geh-eh-skay
DEDeutsch
Eierkarton
ai-er-kar-tohn
ELΕλληνικά
κουτί αυγών
koo-tee af-gohn
ESEspañol
caja de huevos
kah-hah deh ue-vos
FAفارسی
قوطی تخم مرغ
gho-tee tahk-m mor-gh
FISuomi
munien pakkauksessa
moo-nee-en pahk-kah-oo-ksess-ah
FRFrançais
carton d'œufs
/kaʁ.tɔ̃.d‿œf/
GUGU
ઈંડાની પેટી
in-da-nee peh-tee
HAHA
akwati gosho
ah-kwah-tee goh-shoh
HEעברית
קופסת ביצים
koh-fsah bee-tsee-m
HIहिन्दी
अंडे का डिब्बा
and-e kah dib-bah
HUMagyar
tojásdoboz
toy-yahsh-doh-bohz
IDBahasa Indonesia
kotak telur
koh-tahk teh-loor
IGIG
akpa agwo
ah-kpah ah-gwoh
ITItaliano
scatola di uova
skah-toh-lah dee oo-vah
JA日本語
卵箱
tamago bako
KKKK
жұмыртқа құты
zhoom-ir-tkah koo-ty
KMKM
ប្រអប់ពង
prah-ap pong
KO한국어
계란 상자
gye-ran sang-ja
MRMR
अंड्यांची पेटी
and-yahn-chee peh-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kotak telur
koh-tahk teh-loor
MYမြန်မာ
ဥမှုဘူး
u-mu-hu buu
NLNederlands
eierdoos
ay-er-doos
NONorsk
eggkartong
ehg-kar-tohng
PAPA
ਅੰਡਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਬਕਸਾ
and-ee-ahn dah bahk-sah
PLPolski
pudełko na jaja
poo-dehl-koh nah yah-yah
PTPortuguês
caixa de ovos
kay-shah deh oh-vos
RORomână
cutie de ouă
koo-tee-eh deh oo-ah
RUРусский
коробка для яиц
koh-rohp-kah dlyah yay-ts
SVSvenska
äggkartong
ehg-kar-tohng
SWKiswahili
sanduku la mayai
sahnd-oo-koo lah mah-yah-ee
TAதமிழ்
முட்டைப் பெட்டி
mud-tai-p peh-tti
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్ల పెట్టె
gud-lu peh-tteh
THไทย
กล่องไข่
klohng khai
TLTL
kahong itlog
kah-hong it-log
TRTürkçe
yumurta kutusu
yoo-moor-tah koo-too-soo
UKУкраїнська
коробка для яєць
koh-rohp-kah dlyah yay-ts
URاردو
انڈوں کا بکس
and-oon kah baks
VITiếng Việt
hộp trứng
hohp trung
YOYO
àkópọ̀ ẹyin
ah-koh-poh eh-yin
ZH中文
蛋盒
dan he
ZUZU
ibhokisi yeziphuzo
ee-bhoh-kee-see yez-ee-poo-zoh

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