nutmeg

noun
🔊/ˈnʌtmeɡ/
🔊/ˈnʌtmeɡ/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the hard seed of a tropical tree originally from south-east Asia, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give extra taste to cakes and sauces肉豆蔻(尤用作调味料)
    • freshly grated nutmeg新磨碎的肉豆蔻末
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate Middle English notemuge, partial translation of Old French nois muguede, based on Latin nux ‘nut’ + late Latin muscus ‘musk’.