yema
Spanish, noun/ˈʝema/
yema is spelled Y-E-M-A (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,508th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yema is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “egg yolk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita”.
What does yema mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineegg yolk
Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.
- 2
femininetip (of a finger)
Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.
- 3
femininebud; shoot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita 2. Parte central del huevo, correspondiente al citoplasma de la célula 3. Por analogía, parte más rica y selecta de una cosa 4. Prominencia superficial que forman algunos organismos, especialmente unicelulares, como forma de reproducción asexual
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of yema
- yemas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yema?
- /ˈʝema/
- [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
- [ˈʝema]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to yema
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is yema in Spanish?
yema appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).