noix
French
Etymology
From Old French nois, from Latin nux, nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.
Note that both used to mean “nuts (in general)” and “walnuts (in particular)” – compare Spanish carne, meaning both “flesh (in general)” and “beef (in particular)”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nwa/, /nwɑ/
audio (file) - Homophones: noie, noient, noies, noua, nouas, nouât
Noun
noix f (plural noix)
- walnut
- nut
- knob, pat (of butter)
- cushion (round fillet of meat)
- noix de bœuf ― eye of round
- noix de veau ― cushion of veal (UK); veal scallop (US)
Derived terms
- à la noix
- casse-noix
- noisette
- noix de cajou
- noix de coco
- noix de Grenoble
- noix de macadamia
- noix de muscade
- noix de pécan
- noix de pin
- noix de Saint-Jacques
- noix du Brésil
- noyer
Related terms
- nuciculteur
Further reading
- “noix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- inox
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *noːjꟲ (“small”). Cognate with Thai น้อย (nɔ́ɔi), Lao ນ້ອຍ (nǭi), Lü ᦓᦾᧉ (noay²), Shan ၼွႆႉ (nâ̰ui).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /noːi˦˨/
- Tone numbers: noi4
- Hyphenation: noix
Adjective
noix (Sawndip forms 𫴻 or 𭁧 or 𮤰 or 𫴹 or 𮤭 or ⿰子内 or 内 or 㐻 or 呐, 1957–1982 spelling noiч)
- few; little
- Antonym: lai