diff --git a/doc/Language/5to6-nutshell.pod6 b/doc/Language/5to6-nutshell.pod6
index 962641373..058a2d38b 100644
--- a/doc/Language/5to6-nutshell.pod6
+++ b/doc/Language/5to6-nutshell.pod6
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ sub get_the_loot( $loot, *%options ) { # The * means to slurp everything
 get_the_loot( 'diamonds', quiet_level => 'very', quantity => 9 ); # Note: no curly braces in this API
 
 # Perl 6, API changed to specify valid options
-# The colon before the sigils means to expect a Pair,
+# The colon before the sigils means to expect a named variable,
 # with the key having the same name as the variable.
 sub get_the_loot( $loot, :$quiet_level?, :$quantity = 1 ) {
     # This version will check for unexpected arguments!