walnut
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walnut¹
- /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ UK
- /ˈwɔlnət/ US
- /ˈwɔlˌnʌt/ US
- /ˈwɑlnət/ cot caught merger
- /ˈwɑlˌnʌt/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From 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”.
noun walnuts
- A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
- A nut of the walnut tree.
- Wood of the walnut tree.
- Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
adjective
- Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood. A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.
Walnut²
proper noun
- A city in Los Angeles County, California.
- A ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, named for walnut trees.
- A township and village therein, in Bureau County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marshall County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas, named after Little Walnut Creek.
- A town in Tippah County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, named after Walnut Creek.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Nebraska, named for walnut trees.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, named after the Walnut Mountains.
- An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio.
- A number of other townships, listed under Walnut Township.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: walnut tree, butternut, pecan, cashew, nut, noodle, inshell, dome, drown, topside, flank, hop, bunch, noyer, kernel, walton
Translations
Every language
noun tree
| Español | nogal, noguera, tocte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 호두나무 hodunamu |
| 日本語 | クルミの木 kurumi no ki |
| 中文 | 核桃树 hétáoshù |
| हिन्दी | अखरोट akhroṭ |
| Kiswahili | mjozi |
| Português | nogueira |
| Français | noyer |
| Deutsch | Walnuss, Walnussbaum, Nussbaum |
| Italiano | noce |
| Ελληνικά | καρυδιά karydiá |
| Română | nuc |
| Русский | оре́х oréx |
| Tiếng Việt | óc chó |
| עברית | אֱגוֹז egóz |
noun wood
| Español | nogal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | クルミ材 kurumizai |
| Português | nogueira |
| Français | noyer |
| Deutsch | Walnussholz, Nussbaumholz |
| Italiano | noce |
| Ελληνικά | καρυδιά karydiá |
| Română | nuc |
| Русский | оре́х oréx |
noun nut
| Español | nuez, tocte, nuez de Castilla, nuez de la India |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 호두 hodu |
| 日本語 | クルミ kurumi |
| 中文 | 核桃 hétao |
| हिन्दी | अखरोट akhroṭ |
| Kiswahili | jozi |
| Português | noz |
| Français | noix |
| Deutsch | Walnuss |
| Italiano | noce |
| Ελληνικά | καρύδι karýdi |
| Română | nucă |
| Русский | гре́цкий оре́х gréckij oréx, оре́х oréx |
| Tiếng Việt | óc chó |
| العربية | جَوْز jawz |
| עברית | אגוז מלך egóz mélekh |
noun colour
| 日本語 | くるみ色 kurumiiro |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | dunkelbraune Farbe |
| Ελληνικά | καρυδί karydí |
| Română | nuciu |
Talk about this word "walnut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/walnut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. walnut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/walnut "walnut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/walnut.Cite this
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title = {walnut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walnut},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
