nugget
pronunciation
How to pronounce nugget in British English:
UK [ˈnʌgɪt]
How to pronounce nugget in American English:
US [ˈnʌɡɪt]
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- Noun:
- a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
Word Origin
- nugget (n.)
- 1852, "lump of gold," probably from southwestern England dialectal nug "lump," of unknown origin [OED]. Another theory is that it is from a misdivision of an ingot. Transferred sense is from 1859.
Example
- 1. On behalf of the golden nugget , let me congratulate you .
- 2. Is there is most place to nugget beats like cardiac in abdomen why ?
- 3. The ring will likely be made from a nugget of welsh gold .
- 4. I must admit I do miss goldie , but I 've got nugget now , and she looks just like her mother .
- 5. The california natural resources agency says the largest nugget ever mined in the state was found in 1854 and weighed 195 pounds .