yolk
pronunciation
How to pronounce yolk in British English:
UK [jəʊk]
How to pronounce yolk in American English:
US [joʊk]
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- Noun:
- nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
Word Origin
- yolk
- yolk: see yellow
- yolk (n.)
- Old English geolca, geoloca "yolk," literally "the yellow part," from geolu "yellow" (see yellow (adj.)). Formerly also spelled yelk.
Example
- 1. Over time , the weaker yolk would devalue against the stronger white .
- 2. Male fish were found to be developing smaller testes and were producing the female yolk protein found in eggs so they were becoming feminised .
- 3. These ingredients may be dissolved in the yolk during mixing and prior screening .
- 4. One large egg has about 186 mg of cholesterol - all of which is found in the yolk .
- 5. The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a teflon circle with the yolk broken , topped with a slice of cheese and grilled canadian bacon .