Polyglot Dictionary

noix de muscade

/nwa də mys.kad/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. nutmeg

    • Une pincée de noix de muscade améliore la sauce.

      A pinch of nutmeg improves the sauce.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Muskat

Muskat is the German word for the same thing — both mean "nutmeg."

Portuguese

noz-moscada

noz-moscada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nutmeg."

Practice

1 What does noix de muscade mean?

2 Fill the gap: Une pincée de noix de ___ améliore la sauce.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches noix de muscade?

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