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Added 9 October 2026

peanut

/ˈpiːnʌt/ noun

In Latin: arachis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about peanut at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Underground pod of the peanut vine.
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.
A young child who is small for his age.

adjective

Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status.
a minor, insignificant bureaucrat

Origin

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

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