English walnut
- noun
- /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈwɔːlnʌt/
:
nuez de Inglaterra
- She sprinkled chopped English walnut on top of the cake for extra crunch.
Examples
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The English walnut is rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
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The recipe calls for one cup of ground English walnut to enhance the flavor.
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I keep a jar of English walnut on my kitchen counter for baking and snacking.
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I bought some English walnuts for the cake.
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I keep a jar of English walnut on my kitchen counter for baking and snacking.
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She sprinkled chopped English walnut on top of the cake for extra crunch.
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The recipe calls for one cup of ground English walnut to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
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A hard-shelled nut with a wrinkled two-part inside that you eat
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Morphology
The compound simply combines the adjective 'English' (pertaining to England) with the noun 'walnut' to denote a walnut associated with or originating from England (i.e., an English variety). This nationality+noun pattern to indicate type or origin is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
English walnut may come from old trade: these large, two-part walnut seeds came to Britain from the east, so sellers called this kind the English walnut when they sold it across Europe. That's why English walnut now means the common edible nut used in cooking and baking.