Nuez

The word nuez is often used to include all nuts, but if a Mexican recipe calls for nuez, it is most likely the pecan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thank the stars, a lone, innocuous "nuez" pop remained. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Can't Post | Private Reply pecan = pacana walnut = nuez de nogal ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just now I checked the online bilingual and monolingual dictionaries I usually use and learned that here in Mexico and in Spain "nogal" refers to the tree and the wood; the nut is "nuez" in Spain and "nuez de Castilla" in Mexico. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pecans, called nuez, are one of the most commonly used nuts in Mexico, and are abundant in markets during the fall season. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The tamales de nuez of the Bajío region have ground nuts, sugar and anise mixed in with the masa to make distinctive, sweet tamales. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Grown in Central Mexico, walnuts are pricier than pecans, but only true nuez de castilla is acceptable for nogada sauce. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In Mexico, walnuts are called nuez de castilla and are found in the markets beginning in August, when they are the requisite ingredient for the nogada, or walnut sauce, used to top the chiles en nogada, served all over the country during the patriotic month of September. ❋ Unknown (2008)