Hyphenation
nut·megTurkish pronunciation
nʌtmegPronunciation
/ˈnətˌmeg/ /ˈnʌtˌmɛɡ/
Etymology
[ 'n&t-"meg, -"mAg ] (noun.) 15th century. A part-translation of Old French nois mugede (modern noix de muscade or noix muscade), from mediaeval Latin nux muscata, literally ‘musky nut’.