nuez

See also: ñuez

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñuez

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Noun

nuez f (plural nueces)

1. walnut

Related terms

• nozal

Further reading

• “nuez”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “nuez”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem (from which the expected outcome would have been *noz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnweθ/ [ˈnweθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈnwes/ [ˈnwes] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: nuez

Noun

nuez f (plural nueces)

1. nut
2. walnut
3. pecan

Derived terms

• calabaza de nuez
• cascanueces
• cáscara de nuez
• cascarón de nuez
• de nuez
• mucho ruido y pocas nueces
• nuez de Adán
• nuez de areca
• nuez de ciprés
• nuez de cola
• nuez de especia
• nuez de la India
• nuez de la isla
• nuez moscada
• nuez pecana
• pierna de nuez

Related terms

• nocedal
• nogada f (“walnut sauce”)
• nogal m (“walnut tree”)

Further reading

• “nuez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “nuez”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010