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- [pig-nuht]
- /ˈpɪgˌnʌt/
- /ˈpɪɡ.nʌt/
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- [pig-nuht]
- /ˈpɪgˌnʌt/
Definitions of pignut word
- noun pignut the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America. 1
- noun pignut the tree itself. 1
- noun pignut the tuber of a European plant, Conopodium denudatum. 1
- noun pignut the bitter nut of any of several North American hickory trees, esp Carya glabra (brown hickory) 0
- noun pignut any of the trees bearing such a nut 0
- noun pignut any of several bitter, astringent hickory nuts 0
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Origin of pignut
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; pig1 + nut
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Parts of speech for Pignut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pignut popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pignut usage trend in Literature
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