peanut

== English == === Alternative forms === pea nut, pea-nut (obsolete) === Etymology === From pea +‎ nut, perhaps a folk etymology of pinda, pinder (still found in Southern US dialects). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pē'nŭt", IPA(key): /ˈpiːnʌt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpiˌnʌt/ Hyphenation: pea‧nut === Noun === peanut (plural peanuts) A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. Synonyms: goober (Southern US slang), goober bean (US), goober pea (dated Southern US), monkey nut (UK), pinder (Southern US) Hypernyms: earthnut, groundnut (US) Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”). (in the plural) See peanuts (“very small amount”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === peanut (third-person singular simple present peanuts, present participle peanutting, simple past and past participle peanutted) (transitive) To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten. === Further reading === Arachis hypogaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies peanut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia peanut at USDA Plants database peanut at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. === Anagrams === ante up, ante-up, untape == Danish == === Etymology === From English peanut. === Noun === peanut c (singular definite peanutten, plural indefinite peanuts) peanut ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== jordnød === Further reading === “peanut” in Den Danske Ordbog