monkey nut

noun

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

• Hypernyms: ↑edible nut

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Slang.

a peanut.

[1875-80]

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monkey nut noun

The peanut or ground-nut (genus Arachis)

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Main Entry: ↑monkey

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monkey nut UK US noun [countable] [singular monkey nut plural monkey nuts] british informal

a peanut before it has had its shell removed

Thesaurus: edible nuts_hyponym types of food or drink_hypernym

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monkey nut,

British. the peanut.

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ˈmonkey nut 7 [monkey nut] noun (BrE)

a ↑peanut with its shell still on

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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