Walnuss

German

Alternative forms

  • Walnuß (old orthography, now non-standard)

Etymology

Compound of wal (compare welsch) and Nuss, a calque of Middle Latin nux gallica “nut from Gaul”. The walnut tree was originally mostly cultivated in Gaul

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalnʊs/
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Noun

Walnuss f (genitive Walnuss, plural Walnüsse)

  1. walnut

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