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- [buht-er-nuht]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌnʌt/
- /ˈbʌtənjuːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-er-nuht]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌnʌt/
Definitions of butternut word
- noun butternut a walnut tree, Juglans cinerea of E North America 3
- noun butternut the oily edible egg-shaped nut of this tree 3
- noun butternut the hard brownish-grey wood of this tree 3
- noun butternut the bark of this tree or an extract from it, formerly used as a laxative 3
- noun butternut a brownish colour or dye 3
- noun butternut the white walnut tree (Juglans cinerea) of E North America, with compound leaves and hard-shell nuts 3
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Origin of butternut
First appearance:
before 1735 One of the 48% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1735-45; so called from the nut's oiliness
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Parts of speech for Butternut
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butternut popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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