English Explanatory Dictionary

peanut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
  2. Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).
  3. See peanuts (“very small amount”).
verb
  1. To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.
name
  1. A given name for a pet animal.

Pronunciation

pē'nŭt" /ˈpiːnʌt/ /ˈpiˌnʌt/ En-us-peanut.ogg

Word forms

peanut peanuts pea nut pea-nut peanutting peanutted

Etymology

From pea + nut, perhaps a folk etymology of pinda, pinder (still found in Southern US dialects).

Synonyms

goober goober pea monkey nut pinder countneck

Related words

beer nut

Derived words

chocnut circus peanut cocktail peanut hog peanut if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys Japanese peanut packing peanut peanut ball peanut brittle peanut bunker peanut butter peanut butter and jelly peanut butter cup peanut cactus peanut gallery peanut-headed lanternfly peanutless peanutlike Peanut Man peanut marzipan peanut milk peanut oil peanut paste peanut table peanut tree peanut tube peanutty peanut whistle peanut worm Peanut yellow mosaic virus
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