yolk
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See also yolks
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- yelk (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Old English ġeolca, from ġeolu (“yellow”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /jəʊk/, X-SAMPA: /j@UK/
- Rhymes: -əʊk
- (US) IPA: /joʊk/, /joʊlk/, X-SAMPA: /joUk/, /joUlk/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: yoke
Noun [edit]
yolk (plural yolks)
- The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
- To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.
Translations [edit]
yellow of egg
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