Akhrot

/ɑkˈroʊt/ noun

Definition

A walnut, particularly in South Asian languages and contexts, referring to the nut and tree Juglans regia.

Etymology

From Persian or Sanskrit origin words meaning walnut; the term is widely used in Hindi, Urdu, and other South Asian languages to refer to walnuts.

Kelly Says

Walnuts are one of humanity's oldest foods—Persian merchants traded them across the Silk Road, and they're so valued that entire folklore systems developed around walnut trees in Central Asia!

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