nut; threaded fastener
A hardware nut used together with a bolt or screw; common in mechanical, DIY, and engineering contexts.
I tightened the nut firmly with a wrench.
I tightened the nut firmly with a wrench.
I'm looking for a nut that fits this bolt.
edible nut
An edible nut. This sense points to ナッツ, which is the usual modern Japanese word for edible nuts; ナット in this meaning is much less common and may appear as a direct singular-style rendering.
See also: ナッツ
For the food meaning, it is more usual to say ナッツ than ナット.
まずナットを緩めてからボルトを外した。
First I loosened the nut, then removed the bolt.
This kit includes a full set of bolts and nuts.
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years
Only the katakana form is given; no explicit language-of-origin data is specified. The spelling is conventionally used for the hardware term, with a separate less common edible-nut sense.