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albumen

Meaningegg white

Common meaning: the clear part of an egg around the yolk

Journey through time

  1. Latinalbus‘white’
  2. Englishalbumen‘the clear part of an egg around the yolk’ · today

alb also in: albumalbinoauburn

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin albus ‘white’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry albus, p. 14 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AUBURN, p. XXXIII · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

albalbinoalbumauburn

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