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cacahouète

peanut

noun ka-ka-WET Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: Nahuatl cacahuatl via Spanish cacahuete

Usage Note

Cacahouète (also spelled cacahuète) is the standard French word for peanut. The idiom pour des cacahouètes means 'for peanuts' — i.e. for very little money — paralleling the English expression exactly. Beurre de cacahouète is peanut butter.

Examples

"Elle grignote des cacahouètes devant la télé."

Natural Translation

She snacks on peanuts in front of the TV.

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