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How do you say "peanut" in French?
la cacahuète
In French, "peanut" is la cacahuète.
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Pronunciation
Say kah-kah-WET, with stress on the final syllable. The W sound is from UE.
Grammar notes
La cacahuète is feminine. Its plural is les cacahuètes. It comes from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl.
Example sentence
La cacahuète grillée est délicieuse.
The roasted peanut is delicious.
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How to remember la cacahuète
Cacahuète sounds like 'caca-wheat'. Peanuts are legumes, and wheat is a grain, so the sound mixes the two.
Related words
- asparagus l'asperge
- avocado l'avocat
- carrot la carotte
- cherry la cerise
- garlic l'ail
- peach la pêche
- pineapple l'ananas
- potato la pomme de terre
- pumpkin la citrouille
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Questions about la cacahuète
How do you say "peanut" in French?
In French, "peanut" is la cacahuète. It is a noun.
Is la cacahuète masculine or feminine?
La cacahuète is feminine. Its plural is les cacahuètes. It comes from the Nahuatl word cacahuatl.
How is la cacahuète used in a sentence?
Use la cacahuète as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La cacahuète grillée est délicieuse. (The roasted peanut is delicious.).
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