walnut
A hardwood tree of the genus JuglansA hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
» I like walnuts.
Я люблю горіхи.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
any of various trees of the genus Juglans
(countable, uncountable)A nut of the walnut tree.
Walnuss
гре́цкий оре́хgréckij oréx, оре́хoréx
воло́ський горі́хvolósʹkyj horíx, гре́цький горі́хhrécʹkyj horíx, горі́хhoríx
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
(countable, uncountable)Wood of the walnut tree.
Walnuss, Walnussbaum, Nussbaum
оре́хoréx, оре́хoréx
воло́ський горі́хvolósʹkyj horíx, гре́цький горі́хhrécʹkyj horíx, горі́хhoríx
hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
(countable, uncountable)Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
dunkelbraune Farbe
Examples
53 sentencesI like walnuts.
Я люблю горіхи. — deniko
Tom filled his bag with walnuts.
ruТом набил свою сумку грецкими орехами. — Biga
deTom füllte seine Tasche mit Nüssen. — Esperantostern
Didn't you know Tom was allergic to walnuts?
ruТы не знал, что у Тома аллергия на грецкие орехи? — marafon
deWusstest du nicht, dass Tom allergisch gegen Walnüsse ist? — Rovo
I didn't know you were allergic to walnuts.
ruЯ не знал, что у тебя аллергия на грецкие орехи. — marafon
I didn't know that you were allergic to walnuts.
ruЯ не знал, что у тебя аллергия на грецкие орехи. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English walnote, walnutte, walnotte, from Old English wealhhnutu (“walnut”, liFrom Middle English walnote, walnutte, walnotte, from Old English wealhhnutu (“walnut”, literally “foreign nut”), from Proto-Germanic *walhahnuts (literally “foreigner-nut”). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt, Icelandic valhneta. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.
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Forms
plural: walnutsSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of various trees of the genus Juglans:walnut tree
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable