yolk

yolk  (yk)

n.

1.

a. The yellow, usually spherical portion of an egg of a bird or reptile, surrounded by the albumen and serving as nutriment for the developing young.

b. A corresponding portion of the egg of other animals, consisting of protein and fat that serve as the primary source of nourishment for the early embryo and protoplasmic substances from which the embryo develops.

2. A greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool.

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[Middle English yolke, from Old English geolca, from geolu, yellow; see yellow.]

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yolky adj.

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yolk

Noun

the yellow part in the middle of an egg that provides food for the developing embryo [Old English geoloca]

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yolk  (yk)

The yellow internal part of the egg of a bird or reptile. The yolk is surrounded by the albumen and supplies food to the developing young.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yolk - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen egg yolk fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" eggs, egg - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
	2.	yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) vitellus food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

Translations

yolk [jəuk] n → yema (de huevo)

yolk [jəuk] n → jaune m (d'œuf)

yolk [jəuk] n (of egg) → Dotter m, Eigelb nt

yolk [jəuk] n → tuorlo, rosso d'uovo

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yolk

n yolk [jouk]

(also ˈegg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg The child will only eat the yolk of an egg – she won't eat the white. eiergeel صَفار البيْض белтък žloutek blomme das Eidotter κρόκος αβγού yema rebu زرده keltuainen jaune (d'oeuf) חֶלְמוֹן अंडे की जर्दी, अंडे का पीला वाला हिस्सा žutanjak tojássárgája kuning telur eggjarauða tuorlo 卵の黄味 노른자위 trynys (olas) dzeltenums kuning telur dooier eggeplomme żółtko gema gălbenuş (de ou) желток žĺtok rumenjak žumance äggula ไข่แดง yumurta sarısı 蛋黃 жовток انڈے کی زردی lòng đỏ trứng 蛋黄