NUGGET


Meaning of NUGGET in English

■ noun

1》 a small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth.

2》 a small but valuable fact.

Derivatives

~y adjective ( chiefly Austral./NZ ).

Origin

C19: appar. from dialect nug 'lump', of unknown origin.

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