Definition/Meaning of walnut

• English - Noun: walnut ( usually uncountable , plural walnuts ) A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans . A nut of the walnut tree . Wood of the walnut tree . Dark brown colour , the colour of walnut wood . Translations
• English - Adjective: walnut ( not comparable ) Having a dark brown colour , the colour of walnut wood . Translations
• English - Derived terms: ash-leaved walnut black walnut English walnut European walnut satin walnut white walnut
• English - Etymology: From Old English walhhnutu , from Proto-Germanic *walhaz ( “ Celt , Roman , foreigner ” ) (whence Walloon , Welsh ) + *hnuts (whence nut ). Cognate with Dutch walnoot , German Walnuss , Swedish valnöt . Compare more recent term Welsh onion , which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.
• English - Pronunciation: ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈwɑlnət/ ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈwɔːlnʌt/