noun · Food & Drink

nutmeg

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The meaning (definition) of the word nutmeg

a warm brown spice grated from a hard seed

The word nutmeg used in a sentence

Mom sprinkled nutmeg on the warm apple pie.

How the word nutmeg is said around the world

Frenchnoix de muscade (nwah duh mewskahd)
Spanishnuez moscada (nwayth mohskahthah)
Mandarin肉豆蔻 (ròu dòu kòu)
Hindiजायफल (gyahyuhpuhl)
Arabicجوزة الطيب (joozt ahtahyeeb)
Russianмускатный орех (muskatnyi orekh)
Portuguese (EU)noz-moscada (nawzhmooshkahduh)
Portuguese (BR)noz-moscada (nawzmohskahda)
Japaneseナツメグ (natsumegu)
GermanMuskatnuss (muuskahtnuus)
Urduجائفل (gyfuhl)
Punjabiਜਾਇਫਲ (gypuhl)
Korean육두구 (yugdugu)
Hebrewמוּסקָט (mooskaht)
Greekμοσχοκάρυδο (moskhokarudo)
Dutchnootmuskaat (nohtmuskaht)
Tagalognutmeg (nootmuhg)
Vietnamesenhục đậu khấu (nyooky duhw khuhurw)
Turkishmuskat (muuskaht)
Persianجوز هندی (johz hayndee)
Polishgałka muszkatołowa (gowkah mooshkahtawwawvah)
Ukrainianмускатний горіх (muskatnyy horikh)
Bengaliজায়ফল (gyahyawfawl)
Swedishmuskot (muskoot)
Italiannoce moscata (nohchay mohskahtah)

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