yolk

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

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

Verb

1. yolk (third-person singular simple present yolks, present participle yolking, simple past and past participle yolked)
2. to produce yolk

Synonimy

egg yolk

vitellus

yellow

yelk

yolk of an egg

saffron

egg

🥚

lemon curd

crocus

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/jəʊk/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: yolke

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: ġeolca

In summary

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