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peanut

pea·nut

UK/ˈpiːnʌt/ US/ˈpiˌnʌt/ fairly common us
noun (4) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

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3.

a young child who is small for his age

4.

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds

  • “groundnut”
  • “monkey nut”
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adjective

1.

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

  • “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”
  • “peanut politicians”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • circus peanut
  • cocktail peanut
  • hog peanut
  • if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
  • Japanese peanut
  • packing peanut
  • peanut ball
  • peanut brittle

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