different between walnut vs nutmeg

English

Etymology

From Middle English walnote, walnutte, walnotte, walnote, from Old English wealhhnutu (“walnut”, literally “foreign nut”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”) + *hnuts (“nut”). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt, Icelandic valhneta. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?w?ln?t/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w??ln?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

walnut (usually uncountable, plural walnuts)

1. A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
2. A nut of the walnut tree.
3. Wood of the walnut tree.
4. Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Related terms

• walshnut

Translations

Adjective

walnut (not comparable)

1. Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Translations

Derived terms

• ash-leaved walnut
• black walnut
• English walnut
• European walnut
• satin walnut
• Walnut Ridge
• white walnut

See also

• butternut
• hickory
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

Wikibooks

• walnut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Juglans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Etymology

From Middle English notemege, notemuge, a partial translation of Medieval Latin nux muga, a variant of Medieval Latin nux muscata (“musky nut”). Compare also Old French nois mugede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t.m??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural nutmegs)

1. An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
2. The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
   1. (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
   2. (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
3. A grey-brown colour.
4. (soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Irish: noitmig
• ? Japanese: ???? (natsumegu)
• ? Maori: natimeke

Translations

Verb

nutmeg (third-person singular simple present nutmegs, present participle nutmegging, simple past and past participle nutmegged)

1. (transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.

2. (soccer, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Derived terms

• nutmegger

Translations

See also

• myristic
• mace (spice)