egg yolk

noun

The central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh.

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ovoplasmavitellusyolk
OriginMiddle English egyolk →
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Meanings

nounegg yolk (countable and uncountable, plural egg yolks)

plural egg yolks · alternative egg-yolk · alternative eggyolk

  1. countableuncountableThe central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh.

    Synonyms: ovoplasma, vitellus, yolk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh.

Similar
ovoplasmavitellusyolk

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen

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yolk
Broader
ingredientfixings
Also see
yolk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishegyolk
  2. Englishegg yolk

From Middle English egyolk, egge yolk, equivalent to egg + yolk. Compare Dutch eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Low German Eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Eigelb (“egg yolk”), Swedish äggula (“egg yolk”).

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APA

egg yolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20yolk

MLA

“egg yolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20yolk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg yolk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20yolk.

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