noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpiːnʌtˈbʌ.tə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpiːnʌtˌbʌ.tə/
General-American:/ˈpi.nʌtˌbʌ.tɚ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A spread made from ground peanuts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
She likes eating peanut butter on toast.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peanut paste, PB
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To spread resources too thin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a spread made from ground peanuts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spread, paste
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
grondboontjiebotter
— spread made from ground peanuts
Arabic:
زُبْدَةْ فُول سُودَانِيّ
(zubdat fūl sūdāniyy)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Armenian:
գետնանուշի կարագ
(getnanuši karag)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Azerbaijani:
yerfındığı yağı
— spread made from ground peanuts
Azerbaijani:
araxis yağı
— spread made from ground peanuts
Azerbaijani:
fıstıq əzməsi
— spread made from ground peanuts
Belarusian:
арахі́савы але́й
(araxísavy aljéj)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Bulgarian:
фъстъ́чено масло́
(fǎstǎ́čeno masló)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Catalan:
mantega de cacauet
— spread made from ground peanuts
Chinese Cantonese:
花生醬 /花生酱
(faa1 sang1 zoeng3)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Chinese Mandarin:
花生醬 /花生酱
(huāshēngjiàng)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Choctaw:
waya bahpo
— spread made from ground peanuts
Czech:
burákové máslo
— spread made from ground peanuts
Czech:
arašídové máslo
— spread made from ground peanuts
Danish:
peanutbutter
— spread made from ground peanuts
Danish:
jordnøddesmør
— spread made from ground peanuts
Dutch:
pindakaas
— spread made from ground peanuts
Esperanto:
ternuksbutero
— spread made from ground peanuts
Esperanto:
arakida butero
— spread made from ground peanuts
Estonian:
maapähklivõi
— spread made from ground peanuts
Finnish:
maapähkinävoi
— spread made from ground peanuts
French:
beurre de cacahuètes
— spread made from ground peanuts
French:
beurre de cacahuète
— spread made from ground peanuts
French:
beurre d'arachides
— spread made from ground peanuts
French:
beurre de pinottes
— spread made from ground peanuts
West-Frisian:
nútsjesmoar
— spread made from ground peanuts
Galician:
manteiga de cacahuete
— spread made from ground peanuts
Georgian:
არაქისის კარაქი
(arakisis ḳaraki)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Georgian:
მიწის თხილის კარაქი
(mic̣is txilis ḳaraki)
— spread made from ground peanuts
German:
Erdnussbutter
— spread made from ground peanuts
German:
Erdnusscreme
— spread made from ground peanuts
German:
Erdnussmus
— spread made from ground peanuts
Greek:
φυστικοβούτυρο
(fystikovoútyro)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Haitian Creole:
manba
— spread made from ground peanuts
Hebrew:
חמאת בוטנים
(khem'át botním)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Hungarian:
mogyoróvaj
— spread made from ground peanuts
Icelandic:
hnetusmjör
— spread made from ground peanuts
Indonesian:
selai kacang
— spread made from ground peanuts
Irish:
im piseanna talún
— spread made from ground peanuts
Italian:
burro di arachidi
— spread made from ground peanuts
Japanese:
ピーナッツバター
(pīnattsubatā)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Khmer:
ប៊ឺសណ្តែកដី
(bɨɨ sɑntaek dəy)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Konkani:
कडलेकाया लोणी
(kaḍalēkāyā lōṇī)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Korean:
땅콩버터
(ttangkongbeoteo)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Lithuanian:
riešutų sviestas
— spread made from ground peanuts
Macedonian:
путер од кикири́тки
(puter od kikirítki)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Malay:
mentega kacang
— spread made from ground peanuts
Classical Nahuatl:
tlalcacahuamolli
— spread made from ground peanuts
Navajo:
naashchʼííʼ jelii
— spread made from ground peanuts
Navajo:
atłish
— spread made from ground peanuts
Norman:
beurre dé nouaix
— spread made from ground peanuts
Norwegian Bokmål:
peanøttsmør
— spread made from ground peanuts
Norwegian Nynorsk:
peanøttsmør
— spread made from ground peanuts
Persian:
کرهٔ بادام زمینی
(kare-ye bâdâm zamini)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Polish:
masło orzechowe
— spread made from ground peanuts
Portuguese:
manteiga de amendoim
— spread made from ground peanuts
Portuguese:
pasta de amendoim
— spread made from ground peanuts
Romanian:
unt de arahide
— spread made from ground peanuts
Russian:
ара́хисовое ма́сло
(aráxisovoje máslo)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Russian:
оре́ховое ма́сло
(oréxovoje máslo)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Russian:
арахисовая паста
— spread made from ground peanuts
Serbo-Croatian:
maslac od kikirikija
— spread made from ground peanuts
Slovak:
arašidové maslo
— spread made from ground peanuts
Slovene:
arašídovo máslo
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
crema de cacahuate
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
mantequilla de maní
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
manteca de maní
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
crema de maní
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
mantequilla manisera
— spread made from ground peanuts
Spanish:
mantequilla manicera
— spread made from ground peanuts
Sranan Tongo:
pindadokun
— spread made from ground peanuts
Swahili:
siagi ya karanga
— spread made from ground peanuts
Swedish:
jordnötssmör
— spread made from ground peanuts
Tagalog:
mantekilyang mani
— spread made from ground peanuts
Tamil:
வேர்க்கடலை வெண்ணெய்
(vērkkaṭalai veṇṇey)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Thai:
เนยถั่วลิสง
(nəəi-tùua-lí-sǒng)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Thai:
เนยถั่ว
(nəəi-tùua)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Turkish:
fıstık ezmesi
— spread made from ground peanuts
Ukrainian:
арахісове масло
(araxisove maslo)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Ukrainian:
арахісова паста
— spread made from ground peanuts
Uzbek:
yongʻoq moyi
— spread made from ground peanuts
Vietnamese:
bơ lạc
— spread made from ground peanuts
Vietnamese:
bơ đậu phộng
— spread made from ground peanuts
Welsh:
menyn pysgnau
— spread made from ground peanuts
Wolof:
tiga-dege
— spread made from ground peanuts
Yiddish:
סטאַשקעשמיר
(stashkeshmir)
— spread made from ground peanuts
Yiddish:
נוס־פּוטער
(nus-puter)
— spread made from ground peanuts