egg yolk

English

Alternative forms

egg-yolk, eggyolk

Etymology

From Middle English egyolk, egge yolk, equivalent to egg +‎ yolk. Compare Dutch eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Low German Eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Eigelb (“egg yolk”), Swedish äggula (“egg yolk”).

Noun

egg yolk (plural egg yolks)

The yellow central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg.

Synonyms

yolk

Coordinate terms

egg white

Translations

central part of an egg — see yolk

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