egg yolk

Meaning

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

Etymology

In summary

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”).

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