What's in a Name?   /     What's in a Name? #2: Yolk

Description

It's tasty, it's healthy, it's yellow... or orange, depending on various factors. It's the egg yolk, and it's our topic in this episode. While many other languages refer to the middle part of an egg as the "yellow", why do English speakers call it the "yolk"? Tune in and find out!Show notes and links:Etymology of "Yolk"

Summary

It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s yellow… or orange, depending on various factors. It’s the egg yolk, and it’s our topic in this episode. While many other languages refer to the middle part of an egg as the “yellow”, why do English speakers call it the “yolk”? Tune in and find out!

Show notes and links:

* Etymology of “Yolk”

Subtitle
It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s yellow… or orange, depending on various factors. It’s the egg yolk, and it’s our topic in this episode. While many other languages refer to the middle part of an egg as the “yellow”,
Duration
9:28
Publishing date
2017-01-22 02:00
Link
http://csicon.fm/wian2/
Contributors
  The CSICON Network
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Enclosures
http://cdn.csicon.fm/wian/wian2.mp3
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Shownotes

It’s tasty, it’s healthy, it’s yellow… or orange, depending on various factors. It’s the egg yolk, and it’s our topic in this episode. While many other languages refer to the middle part of an egg as the “yellow”, why do English speakers call it the “yolk”? Tune in and find out!
Show notes and links: