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peanut.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːnʌt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpiˌnʌt/General-American
  1. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

    He always liked eating peanuts along with tea before biscuits came into his life.
  2. Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).

    US
  3. See peanuts (“very small amount”).

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈpiːnʌt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpiˌnʌt/General-American
  1. To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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