Definition for: walnut

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English

Etymology

Old English walhnutu , from Germanic, literally ‘foreign nut’. Cognate with Dutch walnoot . Compare Latin nux gallia, literally ‘Gallic nut’.

Pronunciation

• US: IPA: /ˈwɑlnət/
• UK: IPA: /ˈwɔ:lnʌt/

Noun

walnut ( plural walnuts )

1. A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans .
2. The nut of the walnut tree.
3. The wood of the walnut tree.
4. (colour) A dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

   walnut colour:

Translations

tree

nut

wood

colour

Adjective

walnut

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

Translations

colour

Derived terms

• black walnut
• English walnut
• satin walnut
• white walnut

See also

• butternut
• hickory

Other Translations for "walnut"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		walnut
Hex		77 e1 6c ee f5 74
Pig Latin		alnutway

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