egg white
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egg white
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Probably a remodelled form of Middle English whit of an egge (“white of an egg”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”) (whence Icelandic eggjahvíta, Swedish äggvita, Danish æggehvide), Saterland Frisian Oaiwiet (“egg-white”), West Frisian aaiwyt (“egg-white”), Dutch eiwit (“egg-white”), German Low German Witt vun't Ei (“white of the egg”) beside Eiwitt (“egg-white”), German Eiweiß (“egg-white”).
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noun clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
| Español | albumen, clara |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 흰자위 huinjawi, 난백 nanbaek, 단백 danbaek |
| 日本語 | 卵白 ranpaku, 白身 shiromi, 蛋白 tanpaku |
| 中文 | 蛋白 dànbái, 蛋清 dànqīng, 卵白 luǎnbái |
| Português | clara, albúmen |
| Français | glaire, blanc d’œuf, blanc, albumen |
| Deutsch | Eiweiß, Eiklar, Eierklar, Albumen |
| Italiano | albume, chiara, bianco d'uovo |
| Ελληνικά | λεύκωμα léfkoma, ασπράδι asprádi |
| Română | albuș |
| Русский | бело́к belók |
| Tiếng Việt | lòng trắng |
| العربية | غِرْقِل ḡirqil, آح البَيْض ʔāḥ al-bayḍ, زُلَال zulāl, بياض bayāḍ |
| עברית | חֶלְבּוֹן khelbón |
Talk about this word "egg white." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/egg%20white. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. egg white. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/egg%20white "egg white." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/egg%20white.Cite this
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title = {egg white},
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