nuts

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).

(vulgar)

My youngest nephew punched me in the nuts.Mi sobrino menor me dio un puñetazo en los huevos.

nut

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

3. (food)

a. la nuez

(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).

(F)

I don't like brownies with nuts in them.No me gustan los brownies con nueces.

b. el fruto seco

(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).

(M)

It's very common to have an allergy to nuts.La alergia a los frutos secos es muy común.

4. (construction)

a. la tuerca

(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).

(F)

We still need another nut to finish the shelf.Todavía necesitamos otra tuerca para acabar el estante.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(follower)

a. el fan

(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).

(M)

, la fan

(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).

(F)

My father has always been a soccer nut.Mi padre siempre ha sido un fan del fútbol.

b. el fanático

(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).

(M)

, la fanática

(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).

(F)

She's a nut when it comes to baseball.Ella es una fanática del béisbol.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(crazy person)

a. el loco

(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).

(M)

, la loca

(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).

(F)

He drives like a nut.Maneja como un loco.

b. el chiflado

(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).

(M)

, la chiflada

(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).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Your ex-boyfriend was a total nut.Tu ex-novio era un verdadero chiflado.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(head)

a. el coco

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

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.

8. (music)

a. la cejuela

(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).

(F)

I need to buy a new nut for my acoustic guitar.Necesito comprar una cejuela para mi guitarra acústica.

b. la cejilla

(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).

(F)

The nut is not glued to the neck of the guitar.La cejilla no está encolada al mástil de la guitarra.

NUT

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g. "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

9. (National Union of Teachers) (United Kingdom)

a. el sindicato británico de profesores

(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).

(M)

Mr. Jones is a member of NUT, which advocates for better working conditions for teachers.El Sr. Jones es miembro del sindicato británico de profesores, que propugna mejores condiciones laborales para maestros.

nuts

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (colloquial)

a. chiflado(a) (mad)

b. majara

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

to be nutsestar chiflado(a) or

to be nuts aboutestar loco(a) por

nuts [nʌts]

adjective

chiflado (informal); chalado (informal)

to be nuts about sth/sb estar chiflado por algo/algn (informal); to drive sb nuts volver loco a algn; to go nuts volverse loco

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Phrases

these nuts	estas nueces
nuts and seeds	nueces y semillas
nuts and bolts	tuercas y pernos
dried fruit and nuts	nueces y frutas secas
nuts and dried fruit	frutos secos
mixed nuts	las nueces mixtas
I am allergic to peanuts and tree nuts	soy alérgico al maní y las nueces de árbol