جوز
jawwaza/d͡ʒaw.wa.za/
The Arabic word for walnut is جوز (jawwaza).
Meaning: nut (noun)
Which one should you use?
جوز البَقَّان is a formal way to specify walnut.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /dʒaw.wa.za/. It has 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- While جوز is common, some regions use عين الجمل, which literally translates to 'camel's eye', to describe the walnut.
- Walnuts are often associated with brain health in folk medicine across the Arab world due to the visual similarity between the nut and the human brain.
- Because جوز is used generically for nuts, a speaker might say جوز الهند for coconut, which literally means 'nuts of India'.
Examples in context
- أنا أُحِبُّ أَكْلَ جوز البَقَّان.I love eating walnuts.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry جوز, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
