peanut

CEFRB1

/ˈpiːnʌt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small nut that grows underground in a thin shell.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    See peanuts (“very small amount”).

Examples

  • Some children brought peanut butter sandwiches, some ham, and others cheese.

  • Peanut butter and jelly, please.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • He always liked eating peanuts along with tea before biscuits came into his life.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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