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la yema(
yeh
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mah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
2. (candy)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mis amigos me hicieron probar una yema cuando estuve en Murcia.My friends made me try a candy made of egg yolk and sugar when I was in Murcia.
Cuando vayas a Sevilla, tienes que probar las yemas del convento de San Leandro.When you go to Seville, you have to try the egg yolk sweets from the San Leandro convent.
3. (anatomy)
Necesito sacar la espina que se me enterró en la yema.I need to remove the splinter that's stuck in my fingertip.
4. (botany)
a. leaf bud
La primavera todavía no llega, pero ya se ven las yemas saliendo.Spring hasn't arrived yet, but you can already see leaf buds coming out.
b. bud
Se nota por la cantidad de yemas en el jardín que la primavera será muy colorida.You can tell from the number of buds in the garden that we'll have a very colorful spring.
c. shoot
Las yemas jóvenes de la planta del espárrago se comen antes de que se hagan leñosas.The young shoots of the asparagus plant are eaten before they become woody.
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