cacahuete

See also: cacahuète

Spanish

Alternative forms

cacahuate (Honduras, Mexico)

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa bean”), with phonetical influence of alcahuete, hypothetically of Arabic origin (this influence is absent in cacahuate, the variant of the word used in Honduras and Mexico). Note that in Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl might refer to the cocoa bean, with tlālcacahuatl (literally “earth cocoa bean”), probably being the name for the peanut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kakaˈwete/, [kakaˈwet̪e]

Noun

cacahuete m (plural cacahuetes)

(El Salvador, Spain) peanut (plant, seed)

Synonyms

cacahuate (Honduras, Mexico)
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