nuwes

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nuwés (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔) (botany)

1. nut

   Synonym: (obsolete) nuses

2. walnut

   Synonym: nogales

Related terms

• nogales

 

See also

• mani

 

Further reading

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