nuggets

S2 W2

BrE /ˈnʌɡəts/ AmE /ˈnʌɡəts/

noun en → es

1 GOLD PIECE [uncountable] B1

a small piece of gold that has not been made into a coin or bar

pedazo de oro, pepita

Collocations gold nuggets

  • They found gold nuggets in the river.

    Encontraron pepitas de oro en el río.

2 FOOD [countable] A2

a small piece of fried food, especially chicken or fish

trozo de comida frita, nugget (de pollo o pescado)

Collocations chicken nuggets

  • I ordered chicken nuggets for lunch.

    Pedí nuggets de pollo para almorzar.

3 IDEA [countable] B1

an interesting or valuable idea, fact, or piece of information

idea interesante o valiosa, dato importante

Collocations key nuggets

  • The report contains some important nuggets of information.

    El informe contiene algunos datos importantes.