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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Sunday August 17, 2008
nuez, noun:
walnut
English has a general word - nuts - to cover hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, and so forth. There is no such general word in Spanish, and each kind of nut has a specific name, as with las nueces, walnuts. In cookery, the oil from walnuts is sometimes used instead of olive oil.
el aceite de nuez
walnut oil
Another very common ingredient in cooking is la nuez moscada, nutmeg.
Espolvorearlos con un poquito de nuez moscada.
Sprinkle them with a little nutmeg.
La nuez is also used in a surprising way to replace a different fruit in English:
la nuez de Adán
Adam’s apple
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