groundnut
/ˈɡraʊndnʌt/noun
उच्चारण ग्राउन्ड्नट
मूँगफली
Core word
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[C/U] British
a nut that grows in a pod under the ground, eaten as food and used for making oil
मूँगफली
- Gujarat is a major groundnut-growing state.
- Groundnut oil is widely used for cooking in India.
- Roasted groundnuts are a favourite snack on trains.
+ 2 more examples
- She put a handful of groundnuts in the poha.
- Groundnut chutney goes well with idli.
Synonyms peanut
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[C]
the plant that produces these nuts
मूँगफली का पौधा
- The farmers sowed groundnut after the first rains.
- Groundnut grows well in the dry soil of Gujarat.
- Groundnut needs well-drained sandy soil.
+ 2 more examples
- The groundnut was harvested in October.
- Farmers in the region grow groundnut after the monsoon.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
groundnut (countable and uncountable)
It can be countable for the nuts and the plant, and uncountable for the food or oil. The Indian English word for peanut.
यह nuts और पौधे के लिए गणनीय तथा भोजन या तेल के लिए अगणनीय हो सकता है। यह peanut का भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी शब्द है।
- Groundnuts grow under the soil.
- Radhika bought roasted groundnuts from the stall.
groundnut + noun
As a modifier it names products: groundnut oil, groundnut cake, groundnut field.
Modifier के रूप में यह उत्पादों के नाम बनाता है: groundnut oil, groundnut cake, groundnut field।
- Groundnut oil is widely used for frying.
- The farmer sold his groundnut crop.
grow/harvest groundnuts
Verbs of farming take groundnut as an object: grow, sow, harvest, shell.
खेती की क्रियाएँ groundnut को object बनाती हैं: grow, sow, harvest, shell।
- Farmers in Gujarat grow groundnuts on a large scale.
groundnut as an exam fact
Gujarat is the leading groundnut-producing state in India, often asked in GK papers.
गुजरात भारत का प्रमुख मूँगफली उत्पादक राज्य है, जो अक्सर GK प्रश्नपत्रों में पूछा जाता है।
- Gujarat leads India in groundnut production.
+Collocations 4
groundnut + noun
oilcakecropfarmerfieldchutney
- Groundnut cake is used as cattle feed.
verb + groundnuts
roastshellpeelgrowharvestgrind
- We roasted groundnuts on the winter evening.
adjective + groundnuts
roastedsaltedrawfreshboiled
- Boiled groundnuts are sold at the beach.
groundnut + state/season
GujaratRajasthankharifoilseedcash crop
- Groundnut is mainly a kharif crop.
“More examples 5
- The farmer sowed groundnuts after the first rain.
किसान ने पहली बारिश के बाद मूँगफली बोई।
- Groundnut oil is rich in healthy fats.
मूँगफली का तेल स्वस्थ वसा से भरपूर होता है।
- Radhika's grandfather sat peeling groundnuts in the sun.
राधिका के दादाजी धूप में बैठकर मूँगफली छील रहे थे।
- Groundnut is an important oilseed crop of India.
मूँगफली भारत की एक महत्वपूर्ण तिलहन फसल है।
- He is allergic to groundnuts, so he avoids chikki.
उसे मूँगफली से एलर्जी है, इसलिए वह चिक्की नहीं खाता।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She bought a kilo of groundnuts oil.
✓ She bought a kilo of groundnut oil.
A noun used as a modifier stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में संज्ञा एकवचन रहती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name nuts, but they are different crops.
ये शब्द मेवों के नाम हैं, पर अलग-अलग फसलें हैं।
Grows in pods under the ground; the Indian word for peanut.
ज़मीन के नीचे फलियों में उगती है; peanut का भारतीय शब्द।
- Groundnuts need sandy soil.
The more international word for groundnut.
Groundnut का अधिक अंतरराष्ट्रीय शब्द।
- She eats peanut butter.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Groundnut is mainly a kharif crop in India, and Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in the country.
GK के लिए, भारत में मूँगफली मुख्य रूप से kharif फ़सल है, और Gujarat देश में मूँगफली का सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक है।