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noix

walnut, nut

noun NWA Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: Latin nux

Usage Note

Noix is both the general word for a nut and specifically a walnut. To specify other nuts French adds the type: noix de cajou (cashew), noix de coco (coconut), noix de muscade (nutmeg). The word is invariable in plural — des noix — as the final 'x' is already present in the singular.

Examples

"Elle a ajouté des noix dans la salade."

Natural Translation

She added walnuts to the salad.

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