OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19151

nugget

/ˈnʌɡət/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pepita
A small, compact chunk or clump.
Rough men brought pickle bottles full of nuggets. Mysterious dirty-looking calico bags were opened, disclosing small quantities of water-worn flaky gold, which had been washed out…
a gold nugget
dato valioso
A tidbit of something valuable.
a nugget of truth
a nugget of wisdom
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