Nogueras (en. Walnuts)

/noˈɣeɾas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Walnut trees are trees that produce walnuts or walnut pericarps.
Walnut trees can live for more than a hundred years.
Las nogueras pueden vivir más de cien años.
In some contexts, it refers to plantations or crops of walnut trees.
The walnut trees in the valley are famous for their production.
Las nogueras del valle son famosas por su producción.
Walnut trees are distinctive for their sturdy trunk and their foliage.
The garden is full of walnut trees that provide shade in the summer.
El jardín está lleno de nogueras que dan sombra en verano.

Etymology

From Latin 'nucŭla', which means walnut.

Common Phrases and Expressions

in the shade of the walnut trees
To do something in a safe or protected place.
a la sombra de las nogueras
to cultivate walnut trees
To start a project in a sustained manner to reap benefits.
cultivar nogueras

Related Words

walnut
Name of the tree that produces walnuts.
nogal
walnut
Fruit of the walnut tree.
nuez

Slang Meanings

Colloquial use to refer to a place where one can find tranquility.
Let's go to the walnut trees to relax a bit.
Vamos a las nogueras a relajarnos un poco.
Sometimes it refers to a family gathering place.
The gathering will be at grandma's walnut trees.
La reunión será en las nogueras de la abuela.