Nuez Bujía
Is this some type of a slang?
6 Answers
Well I was on the wrong tack - perhaps it is an exploding nut. As Ballantyne did not visit the Pacific Islands it may be a made up item, although he was writing at a time when many adventurers and naturalists were returning to Britain from the area and publishing their findings. Nuez de nogal is a walnut.
Context:
Jack rió la gracia de la historía de Peterkin. Pero dinos lo que sepas acerca de la nuez bujía .... dijo .... , Estabas hablando de eso. Es verdad, repuso Jack, pero me parece que recuerdo muy poco.Creo que la nuez es del tamaño de una nuez de nogal, y creo laas hojas son blancas, pero no estoy seguro.
from the book, La Isla de Coral de R.M Ballantyne, Page 53.
You haven't given any context and I am not a native Spanish speaker. However, I think it is a surname. Spanish people traditionally have two surnames though often only use one. Nuez = nut but perhaps you had seen Nuñez which is a popular surname. Bujía is in the dictionary, but it too is used as a surname.
Context? I had never heard of it...
I am not sure, but let's see if someone else does.
What is your level of fluency? I didn't see that in your profile.
I tried putting the into Reverso translator and selecting Spanish to English.
Give it a try.
