Walnut

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈwÉ‘lnÉ™t/
• UK IPA: /ˈwɔːlnÊŒt/

Origin

Old English walhhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz ("Celt, Roman, foreigner") (whence Walloon, Welsh) + *hnutuz (whence nut). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.

Full definition of walnut

Noun

1. A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
2. A nut of the walnut tree.
3. Wood of the walnut tree.
4. Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Adjective

1. Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Derived terms

• ash-leaved walnut
• black walnut
• English walnut
• European walnut
• satin walnut
• white walnut