nutmeg
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nutmeg
- /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/
Where it comes from
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.
For the term used in various ball sports, see Wikipedia.
noun nutmegs
- An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
- The powdered seed, ready for use.
- A whole nutmeg seed.
- A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- A grey-brown colour.
- The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. The same applied to Loftus-Cheek, who grew into the game after a quiet start and even had the impudence to slip the ball through Marcel Halstenberg’s legs in the first half. Nutmegs aside, Loftus-Cheek also came up with one of England’s best passes of the night, sending Jamie Vardy through the middl
verb nutmegs · nutmegging · nutmegged
- To flavour with nutmeg. She decided the eggnog was lacking in flavor, so she decided to nutmeg it heavily.
- To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). Barcelona did not just out play them, they emphatically put them in their place during that opening 45 minutes when Luis Suárez scored twice, Dani Alves struck the crossbar, Lionel Messi nutmegged David Silva and Manuel Pellegrini’s team stumbled to the interval like a side in need of smelling salts
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: myristica fragrans, nutmeg tree, grater, grated, graters, african nutmeg, myristica, calabash nutmeg, nutmeg geranium, kaya, japanese nutmeg, plume nutmeg, nutmeg yew, allspice, malabar nut, fenugreek
Translations
Every language
noun tree
| Español | árbol de la nuez moscada, mirística |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ニクズク nikuzuku |
| हिन्दी | जायफल jāyphal |
| Kiswahili | mkungumanga |
| Português | noz-moscada |
| Français | muscadier |
| Deutsch | Muskatnussbaum, Muskatbaum |
| Ελληνικά | μοσχοκαρυδιά moschokarydiá |
| Română | nucșor |
| Русский | муска́тный оре́х muskátnyj oréx, муска́т muskát, муска́тник muskátnik |
| עברית | מוסקט muscat |
noun spice
| Español | nuez moscada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ナツメグ natsumegu |
| 中文 | 肉豆蔻 ròudòukòu |
| हिन्दी | जायफल jāyphal |
| Kiswahili | kungumanga |
| Português | noz-moscada |
| Français | noix de muscade, noix muscade |
| Deutsch | Muskat, Muskatnuss |
| Italiano | noce moscata |
| Ελληνικά | μοσχοκάρυδο moschokárydo |
| Română | nucșoară |
| Русский | муска́тный оре́х muskátnyj oréx, муска́т muskát |
| Tiếng Việt | hạt nhục đậu khấu |
| العربية | جَوْزَةْ اَلطِّيب jawzat aṭ-ṭīb |
noun soccer/football sense
| Español | caño, túnel |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 穿裆 chuāndāng |
| Português | túnel, cueca, caneta, sainha |
| Français | petit pont |
| Deutsch | Tunnel, Beinschuss |
| Italiano | tunnel |
| Ελληνικά | ποδιά podiá |
| العربية | جِسْرٌ صَغِير jisrun ṣaḡīr |
verb to flavour
| Français | muscader |
|---|
verb (soccer) to play the ball between the legs of an opponent
| Español | hacer un túnel |
|---|---|
| Français | faire un petit pont |
| Deutsch | tunneln |
| Italiano | fare un tunnel |
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title = {nutmeg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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