nootmuskaat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• notemuskaat (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch notemusscate, from Old French nois muscate, from Latin nux muscata. Equivalent to noot (“nut”) +‎ muskaat (“nutmeg (tree)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnoːt.mʏsˈkaːt/

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• Hyphenation: noot‧mus‧kaat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

nootmuskaat f (plural nootmuskaten, diminutive nootmuskaatje n)

1. a nutmeg (the hard aromatic seed of the Moluccan tree Myristica fragrans)

Synonyms

• muskaatnoot

Derived terms

• nootmuskaatboom

Descendants

• Afrikaans: neutmuskaat
• → Papiamentu: netumuskat (Curaçao), notmescat (Aruba)