Meanings
nounegg white (countable and uncountable, plural egg whites)
plural egg whites · alternative eggwhite · alternative egg-white
- countableThe white of a particular egg.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishwhit of an egge“white of an egg”
- Englishegg white
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λευκόν
- λευκόν (leukón)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Arabic غِرْقِل, آح البَيْض
- غِرْقِل (ḡirqil)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- آح البَيْض (ʔāḥ al-bayḍ)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- زُلَال (zulāl)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- بياض (bayāḍ)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Bengali সফেদী
- সফেদী (śophedi)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Bulgarian белтък, бялото на яйцето
- белтък (beltăk)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- бялото на яйцетоclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- бяло (bjalo)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Catalan albumen, clara
- albumenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- claraclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Chinese Cantonese 蛋白
- 蛋白clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Chinese Mandarin 蛋白, 蛋清
- 蛋白 (dànbái)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 蛋清 (dànqīng)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 卵白 (luǎnbái)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Czech bílek
- bílekclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Danish hvide, æggehvide
- hvideclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- æggehvideclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Dutch eiwit
- eiwitclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Esperanto albumeno
- albumenoclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Estonian munavalge
- munavalgeclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Finnish valkuainen, munanvalkuainen
- valkuainenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- munanvalkuainenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
French glaire, blanc d’œuf
- glaireclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- blanc d’œufclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- blancclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- albumenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
German Eiweiß, Eiklar
- Eiweißclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- Eiklarclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- Eierklarclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- Albumenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Greek λεύκωμα, ασπράδι
- λεύκωμα (léfkoma)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- ασπράδι (asprádi)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Hebrew חֶלְבּוֹן
- חֶלְבּוֹן (khelbón)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Hungarian tojásfehérje, fehérje
- tojásfehérjeclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- fehérjeclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Icelandic eggjahvíta, hvíta í eggi
- eggjahvítaclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- hvíta í eggiclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Indonesian putih telur
- putih telurclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Irish gealacán, gealacán uibhe
- gealacánclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- gealacán uibheclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- albaimínclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Italian albume, chiara
- albumeclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- chiaraclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- bianco d'uovoclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Japanese 卵白, 白身
- 卵白 (ranpaku)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 白身 (shiromi)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 蛋白 (tanpaku)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Korean 흰자위, 난백
- 흰자위 (huinjawi)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 난백 (nanbaek)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- 단백 (danbaek)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Latin albūmen, albāmentum
- albūmenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- albāmentumclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Lithuanian baltymas
- baltymasclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Malay albumen, putih telur
- albumenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- putih telurclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Māori whakakahu
- whakakahuclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Norwegian Bokmål eggehvite, eggekvite
- eggehviteclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- eggekviteclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- hviteclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- kviteclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Persian سفیده
- سفیده (sefide)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Polish białko
- białkoclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Portuguese clara, albúmen
- claraclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- albúmenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Romanian albuș
- albușclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Russian бело́к
- бело́к (belók)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Scottish Gaelic gealagan
- gealaganclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Slovak bielok
- bielokclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Spanish albumen, clara
- albumenclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- claraclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Swedish äggvita, vita
- äggvitaclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- vitaclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Tagalog puti ng itlog
- puti ng itlogclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Thai ไข่ขาว
- ไข่ขาว (khaì khaǎo)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Turkish ak, beyaz
- akclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- beyazclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- yumurta akıclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Ukrainian біло́к, яє́чний біло́к
- біло́к (bilók)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
- яє́чний біло́к (jajéčnyj bilók)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Vietnamese lòng trắng
- lòng trắngclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Welsh gwynnwy
- gwynnwyclear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
Yiddish ווײַסל
- ווײַסל (vaysl)clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk; white of a particular egg
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APA
egg white. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20white
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“egg white.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20white. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg white,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20white.
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