la

feminine

/nwa/

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Translation

nut, walnut

Word origin

From Latin nux ('nut'). The written x of the singular is historical, so the word looks the same in the singular and the plural.

Origin: Latin
Root: nux
English cognates: nucleus, nougat

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralnoixirregular

Examples

She put walnuts in the cake.

Cette .

This nut is too hard to open.

aux .

Walnut cake is his favourite.

l'.

He is gathering walnuts under the tree.

A walnut fell on my head.

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This word is part of lesson 53.