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gallnut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that resembles a nut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From gall + nut. Compare Dutch galnoot.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: galæble — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Dutch: galappel — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • French: noix de galle — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • French: chêne — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • German: Gallapfel — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Italian: noce di galla — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Italian: galla nuciforme — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Latin: galla — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Portuguese: galha — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Portuguese: bugalho — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Spanish: nuez de agallas — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Spanish: gallarita — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Swedish: galläpple — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut
  • Ottoman Turkish: مازو (mazu, mazı) — a gall on a tree that resembles a nut