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1 nutmeg
(a hard seed ground into a powder and used as a spice in food.) muškatov orešek* * *[nʌtmeg]nounbotany muškatov orešek, muškatovecAmerican Nutmeg State — vzdevek za Connecticut (ZDA) -
2 nutmeg-liver
[nʌtmeglivə]nounmedicine atrofija jeter -
3 mace
I [meis] noun1) (a metal or metal-headed war club, often with spikes.) buzdovan2) (an ornamental rod used as a mark of authority on ceremonial occasions.) žezloII [meis] noun(a type of spice obtained from the same fruit as nutmeg.) muškatov cvet* * *I [méis]nounhistory kij, buzdovan; žezlo, (dolga) službena palica (zlasti v britanskem Spodnjem domu)II [méis]nounmuškatov cvet (začimba) -
4 pestle
['pesl](a tool like a small club, used for pounding things to powder, especially in a mortar: He ground the nutmeg to a powder with a mortar and pestle.) bat (v možnarju)* * *I [pes(t)l]nountolkač, bat (v možnarju)II [pes(t)l]transitive verb & intransitive verbtolči, drobiti, zdrobiti -
5 spice
1. noun1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) začimba2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) poživitev2. verb(to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) začiniti- spiced- spicy
- spiciness* * *[spáis]1.noundišava, začimba; vonj po začimbi; figuratively priokus; trohica, ščepec, nadih, majhna dozaa dealer in spice — trgovec z začimbami, dišavamithere is a spice of malice in him — v njem je nekaj zlobnega;2.transitive verbzačiniti (z dišavami); figuratively zabeliti, začiniti z duhovitostjo itd.
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Nutmeg — Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg bird — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg butter — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg flower — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg liver — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg melon — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg pigeon — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg wood — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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