How to Say "walnuts" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “walnuts” is “nueces” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
nounA1
The specific brain-shaped nut from a walnut tree
Examples
Puse algunas nueces en mi ensalada para que esté crujiente.
I put some walnuts in my salad to make it crunchy.
Las nueces son una gran fuente de energía.
Nuts are a great source of energy.
Necesito un cascanueces para abrir estas nueces.
I need a nutcracker to open these walnuts.
The 'Z' to 'CES' Swap
When a Spanish word ends in 'z' (like the singular 'nuez'), you change the 'z' to a 'c' before adding 'es' to make it plural.
Spelling with Z
Mistake: “nuezes”
Correction: nueces - Remember that 'z' almost never appears before 'e' or 'i' in Spanish; it switches to 'c' instead.
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