yema

yema

See also: þema

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin gemma.

Noun

yema f (plural yemes)

1. yolk (yellow of egg)

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ye‧ma

Noun

yema

1. A sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk.

Synonyms

• yemas

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Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjema/

Noun

yema f (plural yemas)

1. yolk

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎, CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 286

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Ga'anda

Noun

yèma

1. (Ga'anda) water

Synonyms

• yème (Gabin)

References

• Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:

  Ga'anda yèma [Zima], Gabin yème [Zima]

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Lindu

Adverb

yema

1. who

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Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gemma.

Noun

yema f

1. yolk (of an egg)
   • 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario fol. 22v:

     Et su color es assi como yema de ueuo.

     And its colour is similar to that of egg yolk.

2. bud, shoot

Descendants

• Spanish: yema

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Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.

Verb

-yéma

1. to stop

Inflection

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃema/ [ˈʃe.ma]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒema/ [ˈʒe.ma]

• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

yema f (plural yemas)

1. yolk (of an egg)

   Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.

   I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.

2. tip (of a finger)

   Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.

   Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.

3. (botany) bud; shoot

   Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo

Derived terms

• pan de yema
• yema del dedo

Descendants

• → Catalan: gema (dialectal, Castilianism)
• → Cebuano: yema

Further reading

• “yema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tabancale

Noun

yema

1. water

References

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes