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Vinony

peanut

adjective

  1. seed from Arachis hypogaea
L339157 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. edible legume resembling a nut
L40773 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːnʌt/ / /ˈpiˌnʌt/

name

Etymology: From peanut.

  1. A given name for a pet animal.

noun

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

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

verb

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

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