Brazil nut
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- noun
- /brəˈzɪl nʌt/
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nuez de Brasil
- A single Brazil nut will give you the RDI for selenium.
- two Brazil nuts
- cashews and Brazil nuts
Examples
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Regarding the levels of selenium in Brazil nuts, I found the following:
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You know, back in the States, Brazil nuts like these go for $15 a pound.
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Someone consuming Brazil nuts may or may not be making a significant increase in selenium intake.
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A good example is Brazil nuts; only one ounce of this nut contains approximately 190 calories.
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The chocolate cake was topped with chopped Brazil nuts for added crunch.
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Many people enjoy snacking on Brazil nuts because they are nutritious and tasty.
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For a healthy trail mix, include Brazil nuts, dried fruit, and dark chocolate.
Synonyms
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A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
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Morphology
The compound is a straightforward place-name + noun combination: 'Brazil' (the country) + 'nut' (edible seed), so a learner can infer it denotes a nut from or associated with Brazil. This compositional pattern (origin/type indicated by a country name plus a noun) is cross-linguistically common and thus immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Brazil nut for the edible nut got its name because traders collected the large hard seeds in the Amazon and sent them from Brazil to Europe, so people used the place and the thing: Brazil and nut. The hard brown shell hides three white oily pieces inside, so Brazil nut means 'a large, edible nut from South America'.