peanut

Betekenis

Noun

1. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
2. A very small clam.
3. See peanuts (“very small amount”).

Verb

To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.

Met koppelteken als

pea‧nut

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpiːnʌt/

Etymologie

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