acorn

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈeɪ.kɔːn/

Noun

acorn (plural acorns)

1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
2. (nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
3. (zoology) See acorn-shell.
4. (slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.

Translations

• French: gland
• German: Eichel
• Italian: ghianda
• Portuguese: bolota
• Russian: жёлудь
• Spanish: bellota

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