peanut
/ˈpiːnʌt/noun
उच्चारण पीनट
मूँगफली; बहुत कम पैसा
Basic word
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a nut that grows underground in a thin shell, often eaten roasted and salted; (peanuts) a very small amount of money
मूँगफली; बहुत कम पैसा
- roasted peanuts
- working for peanuts
- We ate roasted peanuts on the beach.
+ 4 more examples
- She is allergic to peanuts, so she avoids certain sweets.
- Peanut oil is widely used for cooking in Gujarat.
- The company pays its workers peanuts.
- He sold the old bicycle for peanuts.
?Which word?
Keep the tiny-amount words: peanuts, pittance (a very small payment), trifle, mere fraction.
बहुत थोड़ी मात्रा के शब्द याद रखिए: peanuts, pittance (बहुत कम भुगतान), trifle, mere fraction।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Work for peanuts (work for very little money), pay peanuts (pay very low wages; 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: work for peanuts (बहुत कम पैसे में काम करना), pay peanuts (बहुत कम वेतन देना; 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys', जैसा दाम वैसा काम)।
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General knowledge
Science GK: the peanut is not a true nut but a legume (like peas and beans) that develops underground; it is also called groundnut; Gujarat is India's largest groundnut producer; peanut allergy can be serious.
विज्ञान GK में मूँगफली असली मेवा नहीं बल्कि दलहन है (मटर और फलियों की तरह) जो ज़मीन के नीचे विकसित होती है; इसे groundnut भी कहते हैं; गुजरात भारत का सबसे बड़ा मूँगफली उत्पादक है; मूँगफली से एलर्जी गंभीर हो सकती है।