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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescacahuète
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.ka.wɛt
"J'aime manger des cacahuètes à l'apéritif."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The oval seed of a tropical American plant, eaten roasted or salted and yielding an edible oil.
"She enjoys snacking on roasted peanuts while watching movies." - 2
A very small sum of money, or an insignificant person or thing.
"They are expecting him to work full-time for peanuts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word peanut is a compound of pea and nut, originating in the late 18th century. Although botanically classified as a legume belonging to the Fabaceae family, it was popularly named a 'nut' due to its hard shell and culinary usage resembling true tree nuts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peanut" is said worldwide
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cacahuète
Transliteration: ka.ka.wɛt
"J'aime manger des cacahuètes à l'apéritif."
Erdnuss
Transliteration: ˈeːɐ̯tˌnʊs
"Er ist allergisch gegen Erdnüsse."
arachide
Transliteration: aˈra.ki.de
"Le arachidi sono molto popolari come snack."
cacahuete
Transliteration: ka.kaˈwe.te
"Compré una bolsa de cacahuetes tostados."
amendoim
Transliteration: ɐ.mẽˈdũĩ
"O amendoim é rico em gorduras boas."
मूंगफली
Transliteration: moongfali
"मुझे सर्दियों में भूनी हुई मूंगफली खाना पसंद है।"
花生
Transliteration: huāshēng
"花生是我最喜欢的零食之一。"
땅콩
Transliteration: ttangkong
"맥주 안주로 땅콩을 먹었습니다."
落花生
Transliteration: rakkasei
"ピーナッツバターはトーストによく合います。"
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