Muskatnuss

See also: Muskatnuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Muskat + Nuss

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊsˈkaːtˌnʊs/
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Noun

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  1. (uncountable) nutmeg (powered spice)
    Synonym: Muskat
  2. (countable) nutmeg (whole seed)
  3. (countable) Short for Muskatnussbaum (nutmeg tree).

Usage notes

  • The spelling Muskatnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

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Further reading

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