Definition
A historical or regional term for a small nut or a specific type of nut from tropical regions, though the exact botanical identity is uncertain.
Etymology
Possibly a compound of 'cali-' (relating to Indian textiles and trade goods) and 'nut,' or a regional word from Indian languages or colonial trade terminology.
Kelly Says
The vagueness of 'calinut' in historical records is actually useful—it shows how European traders just borrowed whatever local words they heard for unfamiliar foods, often getting the details wrong.
Translations
ARالعربية
كالينوت
ka-li-nu-t
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিনুট
ka-li-nu-t
CACatalà
calinut
ka-li-nut
CSČeština
calinut
ka-li-nut
DADansk
calinut
ka-li-nut
DEDeutsch
Calinut
ka-li-nut
ELΕλληνικά
καλινουτ
ka-li-nu-t
ESEspañol
calinut
ka-li-nut
FAفارسی
کالینوت
ka-li-nu-t
FISuomi
calinut
ka-li-nut
FRFrançais
calinut
ka-li-nut
HIहिन्दी
कैलीनुत
kai-li-nu-t
HUMagyar
calinut
ka-li-nut
IDBahasa Indonesia
calinut
ka-li-nut
ITItaliano
calinut
ka-li-nut
MSBahasa Melayu
calinut
ka-li-nut
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလိနူး
ka-li-nu
NLNederlands
calinut
ka-li-nut
NONorsk
calinut
ka-li-nut
PLPolski
calinut
ka-li-nut
PTPortuguês
calinut
ka-li-nut
RORomână
calinut
ka-li-nut
RUРусский
Калинут
Ka-li-nut
SVSvenska
calinut
ka-li-nut
SWKiswahili
calinut
ka-li-nut
TAதமிழ்
காலினுட்
ka-li-nu-t
TEతెలుగు
కాలినూట్
ka-li-nu-t
TRTürkçe
calinut
ka-li-nut
UKУкраїнська
Калінут
Ka-li-nut
VITiếng Việt
calinut
ka-li-nut
ZUZU
ikalinut
i-ka-li-nut