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Narrator: Today's word is "Nutmeg" — noun, pronounced /ˈnʌtmeɡ/, with the stress on "nut".
Narrator: Nutmeg is a warm brown spice made from the seed of a tropical tree.
Narrator: In plain English, a Christmassy spice.
Narrator: It comes from Old French nois muguede, musky nut.
Narrator: A common collocation is "freshly grated nutmeg", which describes spice on custard.
Narrator: It differs from "cinnamon", because cinnamon is bark, while nutmeg is a seed.
Narrator: In a second sense, in football, to nutmeg someone is to play the ball through their legs.
Narrator: Cooking, history, trade and football use the word.
Narrator: So remember: nutmeg spices food and embarrasses defenders.
Speaker A: What's that warm flavour in the custard?
Speaker B: NUTMEG! From Old French for musky nut.
Speaker A: Freshly grated?
Speaker B: Just a pinch.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Grate nutmeg over the rice pudding", baking. "Nutmeg was once worth more than gold", history. "He nutmegged the defender", football.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Use only a pinch; large amounts can make you ill.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Mace is its twin, cinnamon its cousin, and allspice an alternative — yet nutmeg keeps its cosy charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "nutmeg" in AI prompts — useful for recipes and football commentary.
Speaker A: How for recipes?
Speaker B: Spice.
Prompt: Suggest savoury dishes that use a pinch of nutmeg.
Speaker A: And football?
Speaker B: Commentary.
Prompt: Write a commentary line about a cheeky nutmeg.
Speaker A: Could it help history?
Speaker B: Yes, for trade.
Prompt: Explain the history of the nutmeg trade for teenagers.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Shops.
Prompt: Write a listing for whole nutmegs with a small grater.
Nutmeg — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary