What does cacahuète in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cacahuète in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cacahuète in French.

The word cacahuète in French means peanut, peanuts, peanut butter, spin out of control. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cacahuète

peanut

nom féminin (arachide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'apéritif, nous allons manger des cacahuètes.
As an aperitif, we're going to eat peanuts.

peanuts

nom féminin (familier (peu de chose) (figurative, informal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il travaille dur, mais il est payé des cacahuètes.
He works hard but he is paid peanuts.

peanut butter

nom masculin (pâte d'arachide à tartiner) (nut spread)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le beurre de cacahuète est une pâte à tartiner faite à base d'arachides.

spin out of control

locution verbale (familier (mal se dérouler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La fête se passait à merveille jusqu'à ce que les potes tarés de mon frère débarquent et là, tout est parti en cacahouète.

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