butternut
English
noun
Definitions
- A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- The nut of this walnut tree.
- A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- The souari nut.
- (informal) butternut squashButternut squash.
Etymology
Compound from English butter + English nut (head, insane person).
Origin
English
nut
Gloss
head, insane person
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Nutbush English
- Nutella English
- Ringnut English
- acorn nut English
- beech nut English
- beechnut English
- bitternut English
- bladdernut English
- bloodnut English
- breadnut English
- bull butter English
- butter English
- butter-ham English
- butterable English
- butterball English
- butterbird English
- butterbur English
- butterburger English
- butterbutt English
- buttercream English
- buttercross English
- buttercrunch English
- buttercup English
- butterdock English
- butterer English
- butterfat English
- butterfingered English
- butterfingers English
- butterfish English
- butterfly English
- butterfly nut English
- butterhead English
- butterhorn English
- butterish English
- butterleaf English
- butterless English
- butterlike English
- butterman English
- buttermilk English
- buttermint English
- butteroil English
- butterweed English
- butterwoman English
- butterwort English
- buttery English
- candlenut English
- clagnut English
- clarified butter English
- coconut English
- cookie butter English
- dicknut English
- donut English
- doughnut English
- dumbnut English
- econut English
- environut English
- fluffernutter English
- fucknut English
- fuzznut English
- gallnut English
- gingernut English
- groundnut English
- gumnut English
- hazelnut English
- heartnut English
- hognut English
- locknut English
- micronut English
- monkey nut English
- nonbutter English
- nut English
- nut dash English
- nut up English
- nut-brown English
- nut-head English
- nutarian English
- nutbag English
- nutball English
- nutballs English
- nutbar English
- nutbowl English
- nutbreaker English
- nutburger English
- nutcake English
- nutcase English
- nutcrack English
- nutcracker English
- nutfarm English
- nutgall English
- nutgrass English
- nuthack English
- nuthacker English
- nuthatch English
- nuthead English
- nuthook English
- nuthouse English
- nuthugger English
- nutjobber English
- nutless English
- nutlet English
- nutlike English
- nutling English
- nutly English
- nutmeal English
- nutmeat English
- nutpecker English
- nutpick English
- nutpicking English
- nutrider English
- nutrush English
- nutsack English
- nutsedge English
- nutshell English
- nutshot English
- nutter English
- nuttery English
- nutty English
- nutwood English
- oilnut English
- peanut English
- peppernut English
- pignut English
- seednut English
- soapnut English
- spicenut English
- thumbnut English
- walshnut English
- welshnut English
- wing nut English
- wingnut English
- Butter German
- boter Dutch, Flemish
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- ナット Japanese
- バター Japanese
- buter Middle English
- nute Middle English
- butero Esperanto
- นอต Thai
- botter Afrikaans
- 白脫 Chinese
- 너트 Korean
- 버터 Korean
- ibhotela Zulu
- bōta Marshallese
- bata Tok Pisin
- bata prut Tok Pisin
- waiūpaka Hawaiian
- noti Hausa
- nut
- donut
- nutty
- nutly
- peanut
- nut up
- butter
- nutter
- nutbag
- oilnut
- pignut
- hognut
- econut
- nutlet
- gumnut
- nutbar
- nuthack
- buttery
- nutmeal
- nutcake
- gallnut
- dumbnut
- nutrush
- locknut
- nutbowl
- nutfarm
- dicknut
- soapnut
- nutgall
- nuthead
- nutless
- coconut
- nutwood
- Ringnut
- clagnut
- nuttery
- nuthook
- nutpick
- nutcase
- Nutbush
- nutling
- Nutella
- seednut
- nutlike
- fucknut
- nutsack
- wingnut
- nutmeat
- nutball
- nutshot
- fuzznut
- beechnut
- breadnut
- thumbnut
- butterer
- bloodnut
- wing nut
- nutarian
- walshnut
- nuthatch
- micronut
- nutshell
- nutrider
- heartnut
- nutsedge
- hazelnut
- nut dash
- nutcrack
- nut-head
- nutballs
- nuthouse
- spicenut
- doughnut
- nutgrass
- welshnut
- nutburger
- groundnut
- nutjobber
- peppernut
- nuthacker
- acorn nut
- buttercup
- butterfat
- nutpecker
- environut
- butterish
- nuthugger
- butteroil
- bitternut
- gingernut
- butterbur
- beech nut
- nonbutter
- butterfly
- butterman
- nut-brown
- candlenut
- butterbird
- butterlike
- butterfish
- buttermilk
- butterleaf
- butterdock
- butterball
- nutpicking
- butter-ham
- monkey nut
- butterless
- butterable
- butterwort
- nutcracker
- butterhead
- nutbreaker
- buttermint
- butterhorn
- butterbutt
- bladdernut
- butterweed
- buttercream
- bull butter
- buttercross
- butterwoman
- buttercrunch
- butterburger
- cookie butter
- fluffernutter
- butterfly nut
- butterfingers
- butterfingered
- clarified butter