Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name in Mexico and the Philippine Islands of the peanut, Arachis hypogæa.
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Examples
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Its underground growth is the apparent reason for its Nahuatl name tlal-cacahuatl, meaning earth-cocoa, from which the Spanish cacahuate is derived.
The Humble Peanut Stars in Mexican Cuisine: Los Cacahuates 2006
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Its underground growth is the apparent reason for its Nahuatl name tlal-cacahuatl, meaning earth-cocoa, from which the Spanish cacahuate is derived.
The Humble Peanut Stars in Mexican Cuisine: Los Cacahuates 2006
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Peanut cookies: Polvorones de cacahuate: Mexican Recipe
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Its underground growth is the apparent reason for its Nahuatl name tlal-cacahuatl, meaning earth-cocoa, from which the Spanish cacahuate is derived.
The Humble Peanut Stars in Mexican Cuisine: Los Cacahuates 2006
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Its underground growth is the apparent reason for its Nahuatl name tlal-cacahuatl, meaning earth-cocoa, from which the Spanish cacahuate is derived.
The Humble Peanut Stars in Mexican Cuisine: Los Cacahuates 2006
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The whole neighbourhood abounds in fruit, and its name _Cacahuamilpán_ means "the plantation of _cacahuate_ nuts."
Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Edward Burnett Tylor
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