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Nut

/nʌt/

Nut (جوزة أو لوزة) — illustrated meaning of the English word Nut on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Nut

A hard-shelled fruit with an edible kernel; a metal fastener.

ما معنى كلمة Nut بالعربي؟

جوزة أو لوزة

🌰🥜 جوزة أو لوزة؛ ثمرة صلبة قابلة للأكل؛ ثمرة ذات قشرة صلبة تحتوي على نواة غذائية مُفيدة وغنية بالفيتامينات 🥜💪

قصة GL: الجوزة أو اللوزة مثل جوهر المعرفة المحمي - ثمرة صلبة قابلة للأكل مُغذية، الثمرة ذات القشرة الصلبة تُشبه حماية الأفكار القيمة من التشويه 🛡️

Synonyms & related words

kernelseedalmondwalnutbolt fastenerenthusiasthard casehead (slang)

Nut in a sentence

Nut allergies were screened before the diet study.
Scientific/GL Research
A nut snack range launched.
Business/GL Innovation
Nut labelling is mandatory under allergen law.
Legal/GL Patent
Students crack a nut in a nature lesson.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Nut

From Old English hnutu, a Germanic word.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, nut has food and hardware senses. GL events always list nut allergens.

Nut audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Nut”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Today's word is "Nut" — noun, pronounced /nʌt/, with the stress on "nut".

Narrator: A nut is a dry fruit with a hard shell and an edible seed inside.

Narrator: In plain English, a crunchy snack from trees.

Narrator: It comes from Old English hnutu.

Narrator: A common collocation is "nut allergy", which describes a serious reaction to nuts.

Narrator: It differs from "seed", because a nut has a hard shell.

Narrator: In a second sense, a nut screws onto a bolt, and "a fitness nut" is an enthusiast.

Narrator: Food, health, engineering and slang use the word.

Narrator: So remember: a nut can be a snack or a fastener.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: Can I bring peanuts to the party?

Speaker B: Check first, NUT allergies! From Old English hnutu.

Speaker A: That serious?

Speaker B: It can be life-threatening.

Speaker A: Example sentences?

Speaker B: "This product may contain nuts", labels. "Tighten the nut", DIY. "He's a football nut", fans.

Speaker A: Common mistakes?

Speaker B: Always label foods that contain nuts; peanuts are actually legumes.

Speaker A: Close relatives?

Speaker B: Seed is its cousin, kernel its twin, and bolt an alternative — yet nut keeps its crunchy charm!

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Let's use "nut" in AI prompts — useful for allergen labels and DIY guides.

Speaker A: How for labels?

Speaker B: Allergens.

Prompt: Mark every recipe in this menu that contains nuts.

Speaker A: And DIY?

Speaker B: Instructions.

Prompt: Explain how to loosen a rusted nut safely.

Speaker A: Could it help recipes?

Speaker B: Yes, for swaps.

Prompt: Suggest nut-free swaps for this pesto recipe.

Speaker A: One more?

Speaker B: Schools.

Prompt: Write a nut-free policy letter for parents.

Frequently asked questions about Nut

What does Nut mean?

A hard-shelled fruit with an edible kernel; a metal fastener.

ما معنى كلمة Nut بالعربي؟

جوزة أو لوزة — 🌰🥜 جوزة أو لوزة؛ ثمرة صلبة قابلة للأكل؛ ثمرة ذات قشرة صلبة تحتوي على نواة غذائية مُفيدة وغنية بالفيتامينات 🥜💪

How do you pronounce Nut?

Nut is pronounced /nʌt/ and is used as a noun.

How is Nut used in a sentence?

Nut allergies were screened before the diet study.

What are synonyms of Nut?

kernel, seed, almond, walnut, bolt fastener, enthusiast.

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