egg yolk

== English == === Alternative forms === egg-yolk, eggyolk === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === egg yolk (countable and uncountable, plural egg yolks) The central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh. Synonyms: ovoplasma, vitellus, yolk Coordinate term: egg white ==== Translations ====