American English pronunciation
How to pronounce peanuts
IPA transcription: ['pinəts]
Pronunciation variants: ['pinəts]['pi,nʌts]
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Noun
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an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
“her salary is peanuts compared to his”
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underground pod of the peanut vine
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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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a young child who is small for his age
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pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
Usage examples
- Could you kindly desist from throwing peanuts from the gallery?
- He also builds his own distributors, in particular for peanuts ad vodka.
- Schulz then reused the character for "Peanuts," and there, he named her Patty.
- They consist of peanuts coated in a shell of milk chocolate.
- It was alleged that there were no peanuts in the storage facilities.
- If you pay peanuts, you only get monkeys.
- They are manufactured on equipment that processes products containing peanuts and tree nuts.
- Peanuts, hardwoods, copra, palm oil, and rubber are the chief products.
- This is the first hour-long animated "Peanuts" special.
- Dominant crops include plantains, cassava, peanuts, chillis, and okra.