goober pea
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goober pea — noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut and monkey nut are British terms • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑earthnut, ↑goober, ↑groundnut, ↑monkey nut • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • … Useful english dictionary
goober — goo·ber (go͞o’bər) n. Chiefly Southern US 1. See PEANUT(Cf. ↑peanut). 2. A yokel; a bumpkin. 3. A foolish or silly person. 4. A gob of phlegm. ╂ [Of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo or Kimbundu … Word Histories
goober — Synonyms and related words: Brazil nut, almond, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond, goober pea, ground pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut… … Moby Thesaurus
goober — /gooh beuhr/, n. South Midland and Southern U.S. the peanut. Also called goober pea. [1825 35; of Afr orig.; cf. Kimbundu nguba peanut] * * * … Universalium
goober — noun /ˈɡuːbɚ/ a) (Southern US) A peanut. b) A foolish or simple person. Syn: goober pea … Wiktionary
goober — /ˈgubə/ (say goohbuh) noun 1. Also, goober pea. US a peanut. 2. Colloquial a fool. {of African (Angolan) origin; compare Kongo nguba} …
goober — noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut and monkey nut are British terms • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑earthnut, ↑goober pea, ↑groundnut, ↑monkey nut • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut … Useful english dictionary
goober — Peanut Pea nut, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [1913 Webster] Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goober — goo•ber [[t]ˈgu bər[/t]] n. South Midland and Southern U.S. dial. the peanut. Also called goo′ber pea • Etymology: 1825–35; of African orig … From formal English to slang
gooberpea — goober pea n. Chiefly Southern U.S. See peanut. See Regional Note at goober. * * * … Universalium
