How to Say ‘Tree nuts’ in French
Fruits à coque
FRWEE ah KOK
[FRWEE ah KOK]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "fruits with a shell". It's the label term for almonds, hazelnuts, cashews and similar nuts, and it doesn't include peanuts, which are arachides "peanuts".
Phrase Breakdown
Fruits
[FRWEE]
fruits
Plural of 'fruit'; in 'fruits à coque' it means nuts.
Je mange des fruits.
I eat fruit.
à
[ah]
with
Here links a noun to a feature: 'with a shell'.
Une tasse à café.
A coffee cup.
coque
[KOK]
shell
Feminine noun for a hard shell; 'fruits à coque' = tree nuts.
La coque de la noix est dure.
The walnut shell is hard.
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