nutmeg
To flavour with nutmegTo flavour with nutmeg.
» Add salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
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2 senses(transitive)To flavour with nutmeg.
She decided the eggnog was lacking in flavor, so she decided to nutmeg it heavily.
(transitive)To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).
tunneln
Examples
17 sentencesAdd salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
Add salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
I need some nutmeg.
deIch brauche Muskatnuss. — MUIRIEL
Look at how he nutmegged him...
The recipe called for a whole nutmeg.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English notemege, notemuge, a partial translation of Medieval Latin nux muga,From Middle English notemege, notemuge, a partial translation of Medieval Latin nux muga, a variant of Medieval Latin nux muscata (“musky nut”). Compare also Old French nois mugede.
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Forms
nutmegs, nutmegging, nutmegged, nutmegged| Base form | nutmeg · to nutmeg |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | nutmegs |
| Present participle | nutmegging |
| Past simple | nutmegged |
| Past participle | nutmegged |
irregular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.