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.
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