- nut·meg
- /ˈnʌtˌmɛg/ noun [noncount]: a spice made from the hard seed of a tropical tree and used in cooking and baking
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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nut|meg — «NUHT mehg», noun. 1. a hard, spicy seed about as big as a marble, obtained from the fruit of a tree growing in the East Indies. The seed is grated and used for flavoring food. »Nutmeg and mace are the only two different spices harvested from the … Useful english dictionary
meg — meg·a·ron; meg·nin·ia; meg·ohm; meg·ohm·me·ter; meg·rel; spleno·meg·a·ly; car·dio·meg·a·ly; cy·to·meg·a·lo·vi·rus; meg; meg·a·lo·maniac; meg·a·lo·pine; meg·a·lo·pol·i·tan; nut·meg; … English syllables
nut — ban·nut; beech·nut; bit·ter·nut; cal·i·nut; chest·nut·ty; co·ker·nut; cor·nut·ed; dad·dy·nut; do·nut; dough·nut; goora·nut; ground·nut; nut; nut·burg·er; nut·hatch; nut·job·ber; nut·let; nut·tall; nut·tal·li·a·sis; nut·ted; nut·ter; nut·tery;… … English syllables
Meg Ryan — Ryan at the 2010 Metropolitan Opera opening night of Das Rheingold Born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra November 19, 1961 (1961 11 1 … Wikipedia
nutmeg — nut·meg … English syllables
nutmeg — nut|meg [ nʌt,meg ] noun count or uncount a brown powder used as a SPICE to give flavor to food. It comes from the hard seed of a tropical tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nutmeg — nut|meg [ˈnʌtmeg] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Provençal; Origin: noz muscada musky nut ] [U] a brown powder made from the seed of a tropical tree, which is used as a spice … Dictionary of contemporary English
Nutmegger — /nut meg euhr/, n. a native or inhabitant of Connecticut. [NUTMEG + ER1; see NUTMEG STATE] * * * … Universalium
nutmegger — nut·meg·ger … English syllables
nutmeg — nut•meg [[t]ˈnʌt mɛg[/t]] n. 1) pln the hard, aromatic seed of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, of the nutmeg family, used in grated form as a spice 2) pln a similar seed of certain related trees 3) pln a tree bearing the nutmeg seed •… … From formal English to slang
