noyau

French

noun
Definitions
  • stone (of a fruit)
  • group (of artists etc.); cell (of terrorists etc.)
  • (geology) core
  • (biology) nucleus
  • (computing) kernel
  • (phonetics) nucleus of a syllable

Etymology

Derived from Latin nucālis, nux (nut, walnut, nut tree).

Origin

Latin

nux

Gloss

nut, walnut, nut tree

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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