Phrase guide

macadamia nut

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The hard-shelled edible seed of the macadamia tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible nut

3

noun

Meaning 3

small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: macadamia nut tree, Macadamia ternifolia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: macadamia, macadamia tree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَاكَادَامِيَا (mākādāmiyā) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Arabic: مَكَادَامِيَا (makādāmiyā) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Armenian: մակադամիայի ընկույզ (makadamiayi ənkuyz) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Armenian: ավստրալիական ընկույզ (avstraliakan ənkuyz) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Catalan: macadàmia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳大利亞堅果 /澳大利亚坚果 (Àodàlìyà jiānguǒ) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳洲堅果 /澳洲坚果 (Àozhōu jiānguǒ) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏威夷果 (Xiàwēiyíguǒ) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏威夷豆 (Xiàwēiyídòu) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳洲胡桃 (Àozhōu hútáo) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 昆士蘭栗 /昆士兰栗 (Kūnshìlánlì) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 昆士蘭果 /昆士兰果 (Kūnshìlánguǒ) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火山豆 (huǒshāndòu) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Danish: macademianød — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Dutch: macadamianoot — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Esperanto: makadamia nukso — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Estonian: makadaamiapähkel — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Estonian: austraalia pähkel — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Finnish: australianpähkinä — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Finnish: makadamiapähkinä — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • French: noix de macadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • German: Macadamianuss — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Hawaiian: makeima — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Italian: noce macadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Korean: 마카다미아 (makadamia) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Malay: kacang loceng — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Māori: makatāmia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Persian: ماکادامیا — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Polish: makadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Polish: orzech makadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Portuguese: macadâmia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Portuguese: noz-macadâmia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Russian: макада́мия (makadámija) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Russian: австрали́йский оре́х (avstralíjskij oréx) — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Spanish: macadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Spanish: nuez de arbusto — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Spanish: nuez de macadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Swahili: makadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Swedish: macadamianöt — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Turkish: makademya — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Vietnamese: mắc ca — edible seed of the macadamia tree
  • Welsh: cneuyn macadamia — edible seed of the macadamia tree