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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNuez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nwes
"Comió una nuez como aperitivo saludable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell enclosing an edible kernel.
"She cracked open a walnut and shared the kernel with her friend." - 2
A small flat piece of metal with a threaded hole, used for screwing onto a bolt.
"Tighten the nut on the bolt to secure the bicycle wheel firmly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'hnutu', of Germanic origin, and related to Dutch 'noot' and German 'Nuss'. Historically used to describe any hard-shelled fruit containing a kernel, the term has expanded through centuries to include mechanical fasteners and slang expressions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nut" is said worldwide
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Noix
Transliteration: nwa
"Il aime manger des noix le soir."
Nuss
Transliteration: nʊs
"Sie knackte eine Nuss mit dem Nussknacker."
Noce
Transliteration: ˈnotʃe
"La torta di noci è deliziosa."
Nuez
Transliteration: nwes
"Comió una nuez como aperitivo saludable."
Noz
Transliteration: nɔʃ
"Adicionou nozes à salada."
अखरोट
Transliteration: akhroṭ
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने सुबह एक अखरोट खाया।"
坚果
Transliteration: jiān guǒ
Script: 中文汉字
"坚果富含健康的脂肪和蛋白质。"
견과류
Transliteration: gyeong-gwa-ryu
Script: 한국어 한글
"견과류는 건강에 매우 좋습니다."
ナッツ
Transliteration: nattsu
Script: 日本語
"毎朝ナッツを食べるようにしています。"
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