peanut
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peanut¹
- /ˈpiːnʌt/ UK
- /ˈpiˌnʌt/ US
Where it comes from
From pea + nut, perhaps a folk etymology of pinda, pinder (still found in Southern US dialects).
noun peanuts · pea nut · pea-nut
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A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
He always liked eating peanuts along with tea before biscuits came into his life.
Similar: goober, goober bean, goober pea, monkey nut, pinder
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Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).
Similar: countneck
- See peanuts (“very small amount”).
verb peanuts · peanutting · peanutted · pea nut · pea-nut
- To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.
Peanut²
Where it comes from
From peanut.
proper noun
- A given name for a pet animal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: goober pea, goober, earthnut, groundnut, monkey nut, little, small, minor, insignificant, arachis hypogaea, peanut vine, bean, cabbage, pumpkin, honey, sugar
Translations
Every language
noun a legume resembling a nut
| Español | maní, cacahuate, cacahuete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 땅콩 ttangkong |
| 日本語 | ピーナツ pīnatsu, 落花生 rakkasei |
| 中文 | 花生 huāshēng, 落花生 luòhuāshēng, 長生果 /长生果 chángshēngguǒ |
| हिन्दी | मूँगफली mūṅgaphlī |
| Kiswahili | njugu, karanga, njugunyasa, njugumawe |
| Português | amendoim, ginguba |
| Français | arachide, cacahuète, pinotte |
| Deutsch | Erdnuss |
| Italiano | arachide, bagigio |
| Ελληνικά | φυστίκι fystíki |
| Română | arahidă, alună de pământ, alună americană |
| Русский | ара́хис aráxis, земляно́й оре́х zemljanój oréx, кита́йский оре́х kitájskij oréx |
| Tiếng Việt | đậu phộng, đậu phụng, lạc |
| العربية | فُولٌ سُودَانِيٌّ fūlun sūdāniyyun, فُسْتُقُ العَبِيد fustuqu l-ʕabīd, سَبَال sabāl, فُسْتُقُ الأَرْضِ fustuqu l-ʔarḍi |
| עברית | בוֹטֵן boten, אגוז אדמה egoz adama |
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