the hard seed of a tropical tree originally from south-east Asia, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give extra taste to cakes and sauces 肉豆蔻(尤用作调味料) freshly grated nutmeg 新磨碎的肉豆蔻末
Word Originlate Middle English notemuge, partial translation of Old French nois muguede, based on Latin nux ‘nut’ + late Latin muscus ‘musk’.