peanut
pea-nut · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
An oval seed of a South American plant, often roasted and eaten as a snack or used to make oil or peanut butter.
- 2.
The plant bearing peanuts, which develops underground.
- 3.
(informal, plural) A very small amount of money.
Forms
plural: peanuts
Related words
Etymology
From English pea + nut, due to the shape resembling a pea and being called a nut despite being a legume.