English Explanatory Dictionary

nutmeg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
  2. The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
  3. The powdered seed, ready for use.
  4. A whole nutmeg seed.
  5. A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
  6. A grey-brown colour.
  7. The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
verb
  1. To flavour with nutmeg.
  2. To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Pronunciation

/ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nutmeg.wav

Word forms

nutmeg nutmegs nutmegging nutmegged

Etymology

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.

Related words

myristic mace

Derived words

African nutmeg calabash nutmeg catabash nutmeg Japanese nutmeg Natmeg Nutmegger nutmeg geranium nutmeggy nutmeg liver nutmeg mannikin nutmeg melon nutmeg pigeon nutmeg pippin nutmeg psychosis nutmeg yew Peruvian nutmeg plume nutmeg wooden nutmeg

Translations

Albanian: arrë muskat Armenian: մշկընկույզ Azerbaijani: cövüz Bulgarian: муска́тово о́рехче Bulgarian: инди́йско о́рехче Bulgarian: муска́т Bulgarian: муска́тово дърво́ Burmese: ဇာတိပ္ဖိုလ် Burmese: ဇာတိပ္ဖိုလ်စေ့ Czech: muškátovník Czech: macizeň pravá Czech: muškát Czech: muškátový ořech Dutch: muskaatboom Dutch: muskaat Dutch: muskaatnoot Dutch: nootmuskaat Finnish: muskottipuu Finnish: muskotti Finnish: muskottipähkinä French: muscadier French: noix de muscade French: noix muscade German: Muskatnussbaum German: Muskatbaum German: Muskat German: Muskatnuss Greek: μοσχοκαρυδιά Greek: μοσχοκάρυδο Hawaiian: hua ʻala Hebrew: מוסקט Hindi: जायफल Hungarian: szerecsendiófa Hungarian: szerecsendió Ido: muskadiero Ido: muskado Indonesian: pala Japanese: ニクズク Japanese: ナツメグ Kalmyk: зать Kannada: ಜಾಪತ್ರೆ Northeast Kiwai: rehebo Macedonian: му́скатов о́рев Macedonian: мо́рски о́рев Macedonian: му́скатно о́ревче Macedonian: му́скат Macedonian: мо́рско о́ревче Malay: pala Malay: buah pala Mato: mada Persian: جوز هندی Persian: گوز هندی Polish: muszkatowiec Polish: muszkatołowiec Polish: muszkat Polish: gałka muszkatołowa Portuguese: noz-moscada Romanian: nucșor Romanian: nucșoară Ronji: maja Russian: муска́тный оре́х Russian: муска́т Russian: муска́тник Serbo-Croatian: muškatni oraščić Serbo-Croatian: muškat Serbo-Croatian: muškatni orah Serbo-Croatian: muškatnica Serbo-Croatian: muškatno drvo Sicilian: nuci muscata Sinhalese: සාදික්කා Slovene: muškatni orešček Slovene: muškatni orešek Slovene: muškatno drevo Slovene: muškatovec Slovene: muškat Spanish: árbol de la nuez moscada Spanish: mirística Spanish: nuez moscada Swahili: mkungumanga Swahili: kungumanga Swedish: muskot Swedish: muskotträd Swedish: muskotnöt Tagalog: moskada Tamil: சாதிக்காய்மரம் Tamil: சீமைக்கள்ளி Tamil: சாதிக்காய் Turkish: Hint cevizi Turkish: muskat
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