How to pronounce gallnut
American English pronunciation
GAWL-nut
- IPA
- /ˈɡɔlˌnʌt/
- Syllables
- GAWL · nut (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gallnut means
A round lump on an oak made by a wasp, once used for ink
In a sentence: Mia found a gallnut on the oak branch and learned that people once crushed them to make ink.
Where it comes from: It's gall, a swelling a plant grows where an insect lays its eggs, plus nut, for its shape. Dutch has a word just like it, galnoot.
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