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dika nut

dika nut

9.9
An oily seed from the wild mango tree that people eat or press for oil
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : nuez de dika
  • The locals harvested dika nuts from the forest to press for oil.

Examples

  • The market sells bags of roasted dika nuts as a popular snack.

  • She added ground dika nuts to the soup to thicken its consistency.

  • The dika nut is rich in nutrients.

  • I love the taste of dika nuts!

  • The locals harvested dika nuts from the forest to press for oil.

  • The market sells bags of roasted dika nuts as a popular snack.

  • She added ground dika nuts to the soup to thicken its consistency.

Synonyms

babassu nut
vsdika nut
  • Specialized
9.5

A hard-shelled palm nut that gives oil and has an inside you can eat

is an oil-rich seed from a wild mango tree rather than from a palm
oil nut
vsdika nut
  • Specialized
9.6

A soft oily fruit from the rabbitwood tree used for oil

is an oil-rich seed inside a wild mango rather than a fleshy fruit

How Oily

dika nut
  • UK
9.9
sesame seed
9 1.0
peanut
340 1.0
almond
89 1.0
coconut
52 1.0

Surface Forms

dika nut singular
dika nuts plural

Morphology

dika + nut

The meaning is compositionally derived from 'dika' (an African tree) + 'nut' (an edible seed); noun–noun compounds commonly denote the seed or product of the named plant. A B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer that a 'dika nut' is the edible seed of the dika tree (including its use for food/oil), so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

Dika nut comes from a local name for a wild mango tree; people pressed the oily dika seeds to make oil or ground them to thicken soups. That's why dika nut means the edible, oil-rich seed used as food and for oil.