Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Porto Rico, the nut of the nogal, Juglans Jamaicensis.

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Examples

  • The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.

    Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

  • The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.

    Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

  • The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.

    Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

  • Thank the stars, a lone, innocuous "nuez" pop remained.

    Slashfood 2009

  • Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal

    walnuts and pecans 2009

  • Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal

    walnuts and pecans 2009

  • Just now I checked the online bilingual and monolingual dictionaries I usually use and learned that here in Mexico and in Spain "nogal" refers to the tree and the wood; the nut is "nuez" in Spain and "nuez de Castilla" in Mexico.

    walnuts and pecans 2009

  • Just now I checked the online bilingual and monolingual dictionaries I usually use and learned that here in Mexico and in Spain "nogal" refers to the tree and the wood; the nut is "nuez" in Spain and "nuez de Castilla" in Mexico.

    walnuts and pecans 2009

  • Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal

    walnuts and pecans 2009

  • Just now I checked the online bilingual and monolingual dictionaries I usually use and learned that here in Mexico and in Spain "nogal" refers to the tree and the wood; the nut is "nuez" in Spain and "nuez de Castilla" in Mexico.

    walnuts and pecans 2009

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  • feminine noun meaning "walnut" or "Adam's apple"

    October 12, 2007