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Synonyms for peanut

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pee-nuht, -nuh t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət

Définition of peanut

Origin :
  • 1807, earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). The plant is native to S.America. Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa by 1502 and it is known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving with Portuguese sailors who made stops in Brazil en route to the Orient. Peanut butter attested by 1892; peanut brittle is from 1894. Peanut gallery "topmost rows of a theater" is from 1874, American English; peanuts "trivial sum" is from 1934.
  • noun nut
Example sentences :
  • Did you ever notice how tiresome the whistle on a peanut roaster gets?
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Why is the whistle of a peanut roaster so shrill, and why is the whistle of a boat so deep?
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • A camel is indistinguishable from a peanut—if only their humps be considered.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • My lady, do you happen to have such a thing as a peanut in your pocket?
  • Extract from : « Prudy Keeping House » by Sophie May
  • Before it dries, the peanut seed is easily injured by frost.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • A little later, and the peanut vender had everything in order.
  • Extract from : « Cricket at the Seashore » by Elizabeth Westyn Timlow
  • The monkey, putting the peanut in his mouth, swallowed it, and grinned.
  • Extract from : « A Book Without A Title » by George Jean Nathan
  • It is needless to say that the peanut party is strictly a "hen" function.
  • Extract from : « Cupology » by Clara
  • "I don't care if it was the size of a peanut," Thurgood screamed.
  • Extract from : « A Filbert Is a Nut » by Rick Raphael
  • It didn't come by the Peanut route, neither, but by the postman.
  • Extract from : « The Man Next Door » by Emerson Hough

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