Meanings
plural macadamias
- countableuncountableThe fruit of this tree; the macadamia nut.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fruit of this tree; the macadamia nut.
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Origin
- Proto-Celtic*makkʷos
- Old Irishmacc
- Middle Irishmac
- Scottish Gaelicmac
- Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
- Hebrewאָדָם
- Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
- LatinĀdām
- Old IrishÁdam
- Scottish GaelicÀdhamh
- Scottish GaelicMac Àdhaimh
- EnglishMacAdam
- Englishmacadamia
From the genus name Macadamia, coined by the German-Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1857, in honor of John Macadam, whose surname is an alternative spelling of MacAdam, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Àdhaimh (“Adam's son”). By surface analysis, Mac- + Adam + -ia.
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Arabic مَاكَادَامِيَا, مَكَادَامِيَا
- مَاكَادَامِيَا (mākādāmiyā)tree
- مَكَادَامِيَا (makādāmiyā)tree
Catalan macadàmia
- macadàmiatree
Chinese Mandarin 澳大利亞堅果 /澳大利亚坚果, 澳洲堅果 /澳洲坚果
- 澳大利亞堅果 /澳大利亚坚果 (Àodàlìyà jiānguǒ)tree
- 澳洲堅果 /澳洲坚果 (Àozhōu jiānguǒ)tree
- 夏威夷果 (Xiàwēiyíguǒ)tree
- 夏威夷豆 (Xiàwēiyídòu)tree
- 澳洲胡桃 (Àozhōu hútáo)tree
- 昆士蘭栗 /昆士兰栗 (Kūnshìlánlì)tree
- 昆士蘭果 /昆士兰果 (Kūnshìlánguǒ)tree
- 火山豆 (huǒshāndòu)tree
Czech makadamie
- makadamietree
Danish macademia, macademiatræ
- macademiatree
- macademiatrætree
Dutch macadamia
- macadamiatree
Finnish makadamia, macadamia
- makadamiatree
- macadamiatree
French macadamia
- macadamiatree
German Macadamiabaum
- Macadamiabaumtree
Japanese マカダミアナッツ
- マカダミアナッツtree
Korean 마카다미아
- 마카다미아 (makadamia)tree
Malay kacang loceng
- kacang locengtree
Polish makadamia
- makadamiatree
Portuguese macadâmia
- macadâmiatree
Russian макада́мия, австрали́йский оре́х
- макада́мия (makadámija)tree
- австрали́йский оре́х (avstralíjskij oréx)tree
Spanish macadamia
- macadamiatree
Swedish macadamia, macadamiaträd
- macadamiatree
- macadamiaträdtree
Vietnamese mắc ca
- mắc catree
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with macadamia
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macadamia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macadamia
“macadamia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macadamia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macadamia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macadamia.
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