acorn

English

/ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/, /ˈeɪ.kɔːn/

noun
Definitions
  • The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
  • (nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
  • (zoology) See acorn-shell.
  • (slang) A testicle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English acorne inherited from Old English ǣcern (oak-mast, acorn) inherited from Proto-Germanic *akraną (acorn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (berry, fruit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ógeh₂

Gloss

berry, fruit

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

果, 実

Emoji
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