nootmuskaat
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch notemusscate, from Old French nois muscate, from Latin nux muscata. Equivalent to noot (“nut”) + muskaat (“nutmeg (tree)”).
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Noun
nootmuskaat f (plural nootmuskaten, diminutive nootmuskaatje n)
- a nutmeg (the hard aromatic seed of the Moluccan tree Myristica fragrans)
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- Afrikaans: neutmuskaat
- → Papiamentu: netumuskat (Curaçao), notmescat (Aruba)