kacang tanah

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From kacang (“nut”) +‎ tanah (“soil”).

Noun

kacang tanah

1. peanut

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kacang +‎ tanah.

Noun

kacang tanah (plural kacang-kacang tanah)

1. peanut, groundnut, goober, goober pea, pindar, monkey nut (Arachis hypogaea)

   Synonyms: kacang cina, suuk

Further reading

• “kacang tanah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From kacang (“nut”) +‎ tanah (“soil, ground”).

Noun

kacang tanah (plural kacang-kacang tanah or kacang² tanah)

1. peanut