What is the Latin word for nut?

The usual Latin words for “nut” are nux, iūglāns, arduus; also nōdus, difficilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“nut” in Latin

nuxnut; nut tree; a fruit with a hard shell or rind iūglānswalnut; walnut tree arduuslofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to reach, difficult, laborious, arduous nōdusa knot (in rope); a knot (in wood); a knob difficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

nut

nux: walnut, (nux) juglans: hazel-nut, (nux) Avellana: nut-tree, nux: a hard nut, figuratively (i. e., a difficult thing), res difficilis, ardua; quaestio difflcilis; nodus; e.g., rem impeditam, difficilem, alicui expediendam, explicandam proponere, dare: not to give a nut for anything, ne vitiosā quidem nuce emere aliquid (Plaut.); ne flocci quidem facere aliquid; pro nihilo putare aliquid (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for nut?: The usual Latin words for “nut” are nux, iūglāns, arduus; also nōdus, difficilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.