Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Porto Rico, the nut of the nogal, Juglans Jamaicensis.
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Examples
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The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.
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The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.
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The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan.
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Thank the stars, a lone, innocuous "nuez" pop remained.
Slashfood 2009
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Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal
walnuts and pecans 2009
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Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal
walnuts and pecans 2009
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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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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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Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal
walnuts and pecans 2009
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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
sionnach commented on the word nuez
feminine noun meaning "walnut" or "Adam's apple"
October 12, 2007