how to say “nut” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]אֱגוֹז

The generic Hebrew term for nut is אגוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – in the plural אגוזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /], and when connected to another word in the plural, אגוזי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /].

Like in English, we add something to the word in order to specify what kind of nut we’re talking about.

Here are a few Hebrew nuts:

אגוזי מלך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – walnuts

אגוזי פיקאן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – pecans

אגוזי לוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – hazelnuts

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]לפי המתכון הזה, צריך אגוזי לוז.

According to this recipe, (we) need hazelnuts.

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Other nuts that don’t have the word אגוזי attached to them include בוטנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – peanuts, שקדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – almonds and ערמונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] – chestnuts, among others.

Unlike in English, though, you can’t call someone אגוז and expect them to be insulted – though they may think you’re a nut…