Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinder

/pˈaɪndɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: pin-der
IPA: /pˈaɪndɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.

American usage

noun

The plant, Arachis hypogaea, that bears peanuts.

American usage

noun

One who impounds; a poundkeeper.

Obsolete

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Kongo mpindader. Gullah English pinder Via Gullah from Kongo mpinda (“peanut”), also borrowed in Dutch as pinda.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mpinda, pindere, *pyndere, pyndan

Usage

Inflected Forms

pinders (plural) pindar (alternative) pinda (alternative)

Rhymes With

reminder grinder binder kinder finder minder blinder ginder

Questions

How do you pronounce pinder?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaɪndɚ/.
What does pinder mean?: A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
Where does pinder come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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