Nomen

das Eigelb

egg yolk, yolk

Trennen Sie das Eigelb vom Eiweiß.

Separate the egg yolk from the egg white.

Für die Soße braucht man nur das Eigelb.

For the sauce, you only need the egg yolk.

((sth.)) from sth. separate One separates the yolk from the egg white.

Synonyms: der Dotter; Antonyms: das Eiweiß, das Eiklar (egg white)

From 'Ei' (egg) + 'gelb' (yellow). Literally 'egg yellow'.

It's simply the 'yellow' (gelb) part of the 'egg' (Ei). Very straightforward.

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