nuwes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nuez, from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem. Doublet of nusis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /nuˈes/ [ˈn̪wɛs]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: nu‧wes

Noun

nuwés (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔) (botany)

  1. nut
    Synonym: (obsolete) nusis
  2. walnut
    Synonym: nogales

See also

Further reading

  • “nuwes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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