nusis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish nueces, plural of nuez, from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem. Doublet of nuwes.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnusis/ [ˈn̪uː.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -usis
  • Syllabification: nu‧sis

Noun

nusis (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. nut
    Synonym: nuwes
    Hirangin mo iyang mga nusis sa kastanyas.
    Select the nuts there among the chestnuts.

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