yolk
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
Example
“To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.”
Other meanings
The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.
Synonyms
- egg yolk
A kind of
- ingredient
Related words
- yolkless
- yolklike
- egg yolk
- yolk plug
- yolk sac
Word history
From Old English "ġeolu" (yellow).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “yolk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.