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Meaning of Yolk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

jəʊk

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أَصْفَر اَلْبَيْض المحّ صفار صَفَار اَلْبَيْض مُحّ

Български жълтък

বাংলা কুসুম

Bosanski žumance žumanjak жуманце жумањак

Català rovell

Čeština žloutek

Cymraeg melynwy

Dansk æggeblomme

Deutsch Dotter Eidotter Eigelb

Ελληνικά κρόκος

Esperanto ovoflavo

Español yema

Euskara gorringo

Suomi keltuainen munankeltuainen ruskuainen

Français jaune jaune d'œuf moyeu

Gaeilge buíocán

Gàidhlig buidheagan

Galego xema

ગુજરાતી જરદી

עברית חלמון

हिन्दी ज़र्दी

Hrvatski žumance žumanjak жуманце жумањак

Magyar sárgája tojássárgája

Հայերեն դեղնուց

Bahasa Indonesia kuning telur

Íslenska eggjablómi eggjarauða

Italiano rosso d'uovo tuorlo

日本語卵黄蛋黄黄身

한국어 난황 노른자 노른자위

Kurdî dotter

Latina vitellum vitellus

Lëtzebuergesch Dueder Eegiel

Latviešu dzeltenums

Македонски жолчка

Bahasa Melayu kuning telur

မြန်မာဘာသာ အနှစ်

Nederlands dooier eidooier eierdooier eigeel

Polski żółtko

Português gema

Română gălbenuș

Русский желток

Slovenčina žĺtok

Slovenščina rumenják

Српски žumance žumanjak жуманце жумањак

Svenska äggula gula

Kiswahili kiini cha yai

தமிழ் கரு

ไทย ไข่แดง

Tagalog apyak burok pula ng itlog

Türkçe sarı yumurta sarısı

Українська жо́вток

Tiếng Việt lòng đỏ

Examples

“To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.”

“Wool-growers appear to entertain different opinions in regard to the effect which yolk has on the value of the fleece. Some seem to suppose that the aggregate amount which they receive for their wool is increased from the greater weight which it possesses by being charged with this substance[…]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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