peanut

Noun

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

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpiːnʌt/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

groundnut

goober

earthnut

monkey nut

goober pea

bean

nut

pea

Arachis hypogaea

peanut vine

insignificant

ground nut

walnut

ground-nut

peacan

jack nut

roasted peanuts

earth chestnut

pinda

drink

🥤

legume

lima bean

little

lowercase

monkeynut

monkey-nut

nickel-and-dime

peanuts

🥜

piddling

shell

🐚

Translations

arachide

cacahuète

cacahuete

arachide

Erdnuss

amendoim

maní

pinda

cacauet

aardnoot

cacahuate

Erdnuß

apenoot

cacahouète

Arachis hypogaea