Peanuts

Definition & meaning

1. A legume plant native to South America, known for its edible seeds which are botanically legumes rather than nuts, commonly consumed as a snack.
2. In a figurative, colloquial sense, the word is used to describe an insignificantly small amount of money or something of little importance (often in the plural form "Erdnüsse").

Grammar & Word origin

The word is a feminine noun. It is a compound word consisting of "Erde" (earth/ground) and "Nuss" (nut). This reflects the fact that the fruit of the plant develops underground after the flower has been pollinated.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

• Arachis hypogaea [?] (vocabuo://word/Arachis hypogaea) (scientific name)
• Affennuss [?] (vocabuo://word/Affennuss) (colloquial)
• Kleine Menge [?] (vocabuo://word/Kleine Menge) (in the sense of a trivial amount)
• Pappenstiel [?] (vocabuo://word/Pappenstiel) (idiomatic, regarding a small amount of money)

Antonyms:

• Vermögen [?] (vocabuo://word/Vermögen) (in the context of money, meaning a fortune)
• Riesenbetrag [?] (vocabuo://word/Riesenbetrag) (a huge amount)