Synonyms for peanut
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Noun
1. Goober — A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America
goober US, ground nut, earth-nut, monkey nut UK, goober bean US, pindar, goober pea dated US
Other
countneck US
Definitions
- n. 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.
Related words
- Word family
- peanutlike peanutty
- Phrases
- peanut gallery packing peanut peanut butter cup peanut worm peanut butter peanut paste
- Is a kind of
- earthnut groundnut
Forms
- Plural
- peanuts → goobers, earth-nuts, pindars, countnecks…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| peanut | rising | |
| pindar | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- pindar, goober
- 9 letters
- countneck