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nutlike

nutlike

3.7
Having a taste like nuts such as almonds
  • adjective
  • /ˈnʌtˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a nuez
  • Face to face now, so close I could see the gleam of scalp through his curly, grizzled hair, I could smell its nutlike odor.

Examples

  • She enjoyed the nutlike aroma of the roasted coffee beans.

  • The dish was seasoned with spices that gave it a nutlike flavor.

  • The cake had a nutlike texture due to the ground almonds mixed in.

Synonyms

nutty
vsnutlike
12 3.0

Having a taste like almonds or other nuts

is the same meaning but expressed in a different adjective form
almondy
vsnutlike
4.9

Having a taste or smell like almonds

refers to a general nut flavor, not one single nut or smell

Surface Forms

nutlike positive

Morphology

nutlike = nut (transparent) = nut + like

A standard adjectival formation meaning 'resembling or having the qualities of a nut', which a B1 learner can derive from 'nut' + '-like'.

Etymology

Nutlike comes from nut + -like, meaning 'like a nut'. Think of the warm, roasted taste of nuts — if something is nutlike in flavor, it reminds you of that same nutty taste. So, nutlike means 'having the flavor or taste similar to that of nuts'.