yolk

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
2. (countable, uncountable) The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.

Verb

To produce yolk.

Concetti

tuorlo

rosso

rosso d’uovo

deutoplasma

tuorlo d’uovo

torlo

giallo d’uovo

sinonimi

egg yolk

vitellus

yellow

yelk

yolk of an egg

saffron

egg

🥚

lemon curd

crocus

Traduzioni

yema

jaune

gema

jaune d’œuf

Eigelb

κρόκος

dooier

Dotter

jaune d’oeuf

zerk

zerde

eigeel

zerdik

zere

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/jəʊk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: yolke

Ereditato da inglese antico: ġeolca

In summary

From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), from ġeolu (“yellow”).