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peanut

/ˈpiˌnʌt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
pea-nut
IPA
/ˈpiˌnʌt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

noun

Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).

American usage

noun

See peanuts (“very small amount”).

verb

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

Transitive verb

name

A given name for a pet animal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpiˌnʌt/
  • British English: /ˈpiːnʌt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

peanuts (plural) pea nut (alternative, obsolete) pea-nut (alternative, obsolete) peanuts (present, singular) peanutting (participle, present) peanutted (participle, past) peanutted (past)

Derived Forms

chocnut peanutless peanutlike peanutty

Phrases

circus peanut cocktail peanut hog peanut if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys Japanese peanut packing peanut peanut ball peanut brittle

Frequently Paired Words

beer nut Felix Flopsy Mopsy Rover Spot Tiger

Synonyms

goober goober bean goober pea monkey nut pinder countneck insignificant earthnut groundnut

Questions

How do you pronounce peanut?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiˌnʌt/.
What does peanut mean?
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
Where does peanut come from?
From pea + nut, perhaps a folk etymology of pinda, pinder (still found in Southern US dialects).

How to pronounce peanut

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