Kalmar "Jihar Nutmeg" laƙabi ce ga jihar Connecticut ta Amurka. Kalmar “nutmeg” tana nufin wani yaji da a da ya shahara a yankin, kuma ana amfani da shi wajen cin abinci iri-iri, musamman a lokacin mulkin mallaka. An yi imanin cewa sunan laƙabin Connecticut ya samo asali ne daga al'adar ƴan kasuwa marasa da'a waɗanda suke sassaƙa na goro na jabu daga itace su sayar da su a matsayin ainihin abin. Tun da Connecticut ita ce babbar mai samar da goro a ƙarni na 18 da na 19, wannan al'ada ta yi yawa musamman a cikin jihar, kuma sunan laƙabin "Jihar Nutmeg" ya makale.