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peanut

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːnʌt/

The English word “peanut” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
  2. Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).
  3. See peanuts (“very small amount”).

verb

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

Etymology

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

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