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Yumurta Noun Egg  /Eɡ   Countable Female A1  Egg 

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front egg 
IPA  /eɡ   / noun
Back yumurta
Back 2

egg (noun)

 /eɡ   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
an almost round object with a hard shell that contains a young bird, insect or reptile (= an animal that has cold blood and a skin covered in scales)
yumurta
 crocodile eggs
A female bird lays her eggs, often in a nest, and then sits on them until they hatch.
 2 [countable, uncountable]
a bird's egg, especially one from a chicken, etc. that we eat
yumurta
 egg yolks/whites
Eggs may be boiled, fried, poached or scrambled.
 3 [countable]
(in women and female animals) the small cell that can join with a sperm (= a male seed) to make a baby
dişi üreme hücresi, yumurta
 an egg donor
IDIOM
put all your eggs in one basket
to risk everything by depending completely on one thing, plan, etc. instead of giving yourself several possibilities
varını yoğunu tek bir şeye bağlamak
 

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