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peanut butter

[ pee-nuht buht-er, -nuht ]

noun

  1. a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cooking.


peanut butter

noun

  1. a brownish oily paste made from peanuts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of peanut butter1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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