Meaning
A small nut that grows underground in a soft shell and is often eaten salted.
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Word origin
From pea plus nut, because the pods look like pea pods but hold nuts.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- pea + nut
- English cognates
- pea, nut
Examples
salted .
Peanuts are a very common snack food.
allergic .
A peanut allergy is serious, so food labels always mention peanuts.
thickly .
Peanut butter is a soft food made from crushed peanuts.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 31, lesson 1: peanut, fraud, doom and 7 more words.