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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjaune d'œuf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jon dœf
"Le jaune d'œuf est riche en lipides."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The round, yellow, nutrient-rich center of an egg, surrounded by the albumen.
"She separated the egg-yolk from the white before whipping the meringue."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'æġ' (egg) combined with 'geolca' or 'geoloca', stemming from the Germanic root for yellow. Historically used to describe the distinct yellow, nutrient-rich inner sphere of an amniotic egg.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Egg-yolk" is said worldwide
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jaune d'œuf
Transliteration: jon dœf
"Le jaune d'œuf est riche en lipides."
Eigelb
Transliteration: ˈaɪˌɡɛlp
"Das Eigelb enthält viele Vitamine."
tuorlo d'uovo
Transliteration: ˈtwɔrlo ˈdwɔvo
"Aggiungi il tuorlo d'uovo alla crema."
yema de huevo
Transliteration: ˈʝema de ˈhweβo
"La yema de huevo da color a la salsa."
gema de ovo
Transliteration: ˈʒẽmɐ dɨ ˈoβu
"Bata as claras em neve e reserve a gema de ovo."
अंडे की जर्दी
Transliteration: ande ki jardi
"केले और अंडे की जर्दी का मास्क बालों के लिए अच्छा होता है।"
蛋黄
Transliteration: dànhuáng
"这个鸡蛋的蛋黄非常黄。"
달걀노른자
Transliteration: dalgyal-noreunja
"달걀노른자에는 영양가가 많습니다."
卵黄
Transliteration: ranō
"卵黄をソースに混ぜ合わせます。"
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