🇬🇧🇪🇸 walnut - nuez : English Lesson

Meaning of "walnut" ("nuez"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A walnut is a round, hard-shelled nut that grows on a tree; you have to crack open the tough shell to get to the bumpy, brain-shaped, tasty piece inside that people like to eat as a snack or in desserts like brownies and cookies.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Mom put walnuts on the salad, and my little sister screamed, “Who put tiny brains on the lettuce?!”

The squirrel brought me a walnut, probably as payment for all the birdseed it keeps stealing.

I tried to juggle three walnuts and invented a new sport called “Drop Everything Noisily.”

I drew a face on a walnut, and now I feel bad every time I think about eating “Professor Nuts.”

Walnuts are shaped a bit like tiny brains, and they’re actually good for your real brain.

She found a walnut on the garden step, a round walnut with a hard shell. She put the walnut on a stone, tapped it, cracked the walnut open, and the pale kernel inside smelled warm and sweet. She tasted the nut, laughed softly, and tucked the empty walnut shell into her pocket.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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