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nugget

noun

nug·​get ˈnə-gət How to pronounce nugget (audio)
1
: a solid lump
especially : a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets

Example Sentences

nuggets of beef in the chow mein a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nugget was in 1851

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