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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old Provençal
Origin: noz muscada 'musky nut'

nutmeg

 noun
     
Related topics: Cooking
nut‧meg
[uncountable]DFC a brown powder made from the seed of a tropical tree, which is used as a spice
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