English to English
noun
- the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a single whole grain of a cereal
A kernel of corn.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
The gist of the prosecutor's argument.
The heart and soul of the Republican Party.
The nub of the story.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [kérnel] Butó ng bunga ng kahoy
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog