ピーナッツ
ぴーなっつ
noun
peanut
1.
peanut; groundnut
The edible seed of the peanut plant. Used widely in Japanese cooking, snacks, and sweets. Can refer to peanuts in the shell, shelled, roasted, or processed into paste.
ピーナッツを食べる。
Eat peanuts.
塩味のピーナッツが好きだ。
I like salted peanuts.
この菓子にはピーナッツが入っているので、アレルギーの方はご注意ください。
This snack contains peanuts, so please be careful if you have allergies.
A loanword from English "peanuts." In Japan, peanuts are enjoyed as bar snacks, in rice crackers, and as a key ingredient in Chiba Prefecture's famous peanut products.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ピーナッツバター: peanut butter
- ピーナッツオイル: peanut oil
- 殻つきピーナッツ: peanuts in the shell
- ピーナッツアレルギー: peanut allergy
- ピーナッツ味噌: peanut miso (a specialty of Chiba)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 落花生: peanut — the formal/standard Japanese word, often used for the plant or raw/unprocessed peanuts, while ピーナッツ tends to refer to the roasted snack
- 南京豆: peanut — an older, literary term