nuez
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See also: ñuez
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Noun
nuez f (plural nueces)
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem (from which the expected outcome would have been *noz) , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈnweθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈnwes/
Audio (Colombia): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
- Syllabification: nuez
Noun
nuez f (plural nueces)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “nuez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014