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English
Etymology
From pinic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Noun
pinate (plural pinates)
- (chemistry, now rare) Any salt or ester of pinic acid.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English peanut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈnate/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: pi‧na‧te
Noun
pinate m (plural pinates)
- (New Mexico) peanut
- Synonyms: cacahuate, cacahuete, maní
References
- Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN