walnut

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwɔːlnʌt/
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/ˈwɔːlnʌt/ · /ˈwɔlnət/ · /ˈwɔlˌnʌt/ · /ˈwɑlnət/ · /ˈwɑlˌnʌt/

Definition of walnut

17 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
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noun

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

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
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Etymology

From Middle English walnote, walnutte, walnotte, 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”.

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