monkeynut
nounUK /ˈmʌŋki nʌt/
US /ˈmʌŋki nʌt/
A monkeynut is a peanut still in its shell.
He cracked open a monkeynut and ate the peanut inside.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A peanut in its shell, often sold roasted as a snack.
We bought a bag of roasted monkeynuts at the market.
3. The two-lobed pod of the peanut plant.
Each monkeynut holds two seeds inside its bumpy shell.
4. Informal British term for a peanut.
She tossed a monkeynut to the squirrel.