tuorlo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin torulus (bulge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwɔr.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrlo
  • Hyphenation: tuòr‧lo

Noun

tuorlo m (plural tuorli)

  1. yolk, egg yolk
    Synonym: rosso d'uovo
    Il tuorlo d'uovo è una delle principali fonti della vitamina A.
    Egg yolk is one of the primary sources of vitamin A.

See also

Further reading

  • tuorlo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • tuorlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana