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nuez

nwess/nweθ/

walnut

Also: nut, nutmeg
NounfA1
Mexico
A whole walnut in its shell next to a cracked open walnut showing the wrinkled nut inside.

📝 In Action

Me gusta comer yogur con miel y nueces.

A1

I like to eat yogurt with honey and walnuts.

Para esta receta, necesitas picar las nueces muy finas.

A2

For this recipe, you need to chop the walnuts very finely.

La cáscara de la nuez es muy dura y difícil de romper.

B1

The walnut shell is very hard and difficult to break.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • fruto seco (dried fruit/nut)

Common Collocations

  • nuez moscada – nutmeg (the spice)
  • cáscara de nuez – nutshell
  • partir una nuez – to crack a nut

Idioms & Expressions

  • mucho ruido y pocas nueces – much ado about nothing / all bark and no bite
  • en una cáscara de nuez – in a nutshell / very briefly

Adam's apple

NounfB2
A profile view of a person's neck showing a prominent lump in the center of the throat.

📝 In Action

A Carlos se le marca mucho la nuez al tragar.

B2

You can really see Carlos's Adam's apple when he swallows.

La nuez es un rasgo físico más común en los hombres.

C1

The Adam's apple is a physical trait more common in men.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • nuez de Adán (Adam's apple)
  • bocado de Adán (Adam's morsel)

Common Collocations

  • la nuez de Adán – the Adam's apple

Vocabulary Collections

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "nuez" in Spanish:

adam's apple→nut→nutmeg→walnut→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: nuez

Question 1 of 3

How do you say 'three walnuts' in Spanish?

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👥 Word Family▼
nogal(walnut tree) — Noun
cascanueces(nutcracker) — Noun
nuez moscada(nutmeg) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'nux, nucis', which was the general term for any fruit with a hard shell.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: nutFrench: noixItalian: noce

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'nuez' the general word for all nuts?

Not exactly. While 'nuez' can be used generally in some contexts, it specifically means 'walnut'. For a variety of nuts, the correct term is 'frutos secos'.

Why is the Adam's apple called a 'nuez'?

It is named 'nuez' (nut) because of its small, hard, rounded shape, which resembles a walnut under the skin.

Is 'nuez' masculine or feminine?

It is feminine: 'la nuez'. Even though it doesn't end in 'a', it follows the pattern of many feminine words ending in 'z'.