yolk
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yolk
- /jəʊk/ UK
- /joʊk/ US
- /joʊlk/ US
- /jɔlk/ US, dialectal
Sounds like yoke · Rhymes with -əʊk, -əʊlk
Where it comes from
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
noun yolks · yelk
- 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.
- The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin. 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[…]
verb yolks · yolking · yolked · yelk
- To produce yolk. This is surprising in that these females were yolking up their clutch of eggs
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: endogenous, amber, yellowish, yellow, fry, bag, flue-cured, lutea, germ, vitellus, egg yolk, vitelline, yolk sac, deutoplasm, vitellin, germinal disc
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Every language
noun yellow of egg
| Español | yema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노른자 noreunja, 난황 nanhwang |
| 日本語 | 卵黄 ran'ō, 黄身 kimi, 蛋黄 |
| 中文 | 蛋黃 /蛋黄 dànhuáng |
| हिन्दी | ज़रदी zardī, ज़र्दी zardī |
| Kiswahili | kiini cha yai |
| Português | gema |
| Français | jaune d'œuf, jaune, moyeu |
| Deutsch | Eigelb, Eidotter |
| Italiano | tuorlo, rosso d'uovo |
| Ελληνικά | κρόκος krókos, κροκάδι krokádi |
| Română | gălbenuș |
| Русский | желто́к želtók |
| Tiếng Việt | lòng đỏ |
| العربية | صَفَار اَلْبَيْض ṣafār al-bayḍ, أَصْفَر اَلْبَيْض ʔaṣfar al-bayḍ, مُحّ muḥḥ |
| עברית | חֶלְמוֹן khelmón |
Talk about this word "yolk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yolk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yolk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yolk "yolk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yolk.Cite this
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title = {yolk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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