1807; see pea + nut. Earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). The plant is native to South America; Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa by 1502 and it is known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving with Portuguese sailors who made stops in Brazil en route to the Orient. Peanut butter attested by 1892; peanut brittle is from 1894. Peanut gallery "topmost rows of a theater" is from 1874, American English; peanuts "trivial sum" is from 1934.
双语例句
1. The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
东方人不吃黄油，他们更喜欢对健康非常有益处的花生油。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.
加两汤匙花生油。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
一份花生酱加果酱三明治
来自《权威词典》
4. We don't have peanut oil in our family.
我们家不吃花生油.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey.
