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"Nut" is a noun which is often translated as "la nuez", and "walnut" is a noun which is also often translated as "la nuez". Learn more about the difference between "nut" and "walnut" below.
nut(
nuht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (food)
b. el fruto seco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's very common to have an allergy to nuts.La alergia a los frutos secos es muy común.
3. (colloquial) (follower)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el fan (M), la fan (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My father has always been a soccer nut.Mi padre siempre ha sido un fan del fútbol.
b. el fanático (M), la fanática (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She's a nut when it comes to baseball.Ella es una fanática del béisbol.
4. (colloquial) (crazy person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el loco (M), la loca (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He drives like a nut.Maneja como un loco.
b. el chiflado (M), la chiflada (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Your ex-boyfriend was a total nut.Tu ex-novio era un verdadero chiflado.
5. (colloquial) (head)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el coco (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You've got to start using your nut or you'll fail out of that class.Tienes que empezar a usar el coco o suspenderás el curso.
6. (music)
a. la cejuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need to buy a new nut for my acoustic guitar.Necesito comprar una cejuela para mi guitarra acústica.
b. la cejilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The nut is not glued to the neck of the guitar.La cejilla no está encolada al mástil de la guitarra.
walnut(
wal
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nuht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (nut)
b. la nuez de Castilla (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
We ate walnuts at Christmas.Comimos nueces de Castilla en Navidad.
2. (botany)
