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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yolk /yoʊk, yoʊlk/USA pronunciation n. - the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white: [uncountable]to spill some egg yolk.[countable]to whip the yolks together.
yolk•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yolk (yōk, yōlk),USA pronunciation n. - the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white.
- Developmental Biology[Embryol.]the part of the contents of the egg of an animal that enters directly into the formation of the embryo, together with any material that nourishes the embryo during its formation.
- the essential part;
the inner core. - Zoologya natural grease exuded from the skin of sheep.
Also, yoke. - Middle English yolke, yelke, Old English geoloca, derivative of geolu yellow bef. 1000
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