Monkey Nut (Noun)
Meaning
Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The children loved to crack open the hard shell of the monkey nut to reveal the tasty treat inside.
- In the UK, the term monkey nut is often used interchangeably with groundnut to refer to the peanut pod.
- The farmer carefully harvested the peanut vines, collecting the monkey nuts in a large basket.
- At the fair, vendors sold roasted monkey nuts as a popular snack to visitors.
- The recipe called for a handful of monkey nuts to be chopped and added to the stir-fry for extra crunch.