Nuez (en. Nut)

/nweθ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Fruit of the walnut, which has a hard shell.

I bought a kilo of walnuts for the salad.

Compré un kilo de nueces para la ensalada.

The edible part of the walnut.

I like chopped walnuts in my yogurt.

Me gustan las nueces picadas en mi yogur.

Reference to the hardness or resilience of something.

It's like cracking a walnut to try to convince him.

Es como romper una nuez intentar convencerlo.

From Latin 'nux, nucis'.

to be as nutty as a walnut

To be crazy or in a state of confusion.

estar como una nuez

to give someone a walnut

To trick or joke someone.

darle a alguien una nuez

walnut of intelligence

Reference to a bright or clever mind.

nuez de la inteligencia

walnut tree

Tree whose wood is used to make furniture and whose nuts are edible.

nogal

macadamia nut

Edible fruit from a tree native to Australia.

nuez macadamia

Brazil nut

Edible fruit from a tree native to the Amazon rainforest.

nuez de Brasil

To be crazy.

After what he did, he is nuttier than ever.

Después de lo que hizo, está más nuez que nunca.

To have little common sense.

Don't be a nut and think before you act.

No seas nuez y piensa antes de actuar.