peanut butter

Thân thiện

A child spreads peanut butter on a slice of bread.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A spread made from ground peanuts: A food paste or spread created by grinding roasted or plain peanuts. It is commonly used on bread, crackers, or in cooking and baking.

Usage

• Peanut butter is typically used as a countable noun when referring to a type or jar of the product (e.g., ), and as an uncountable noun when referring to the substance in general (e.g., ).
• It is primarily used as a food item to be spread, dipped into, or used as an ingredient.

Examples

• Noun:
  • For lunch, I had a sandwich with peanut butter and jelly.
  • This recipe calls for one cup of smooth peanut butter.
  • He scooped some peanut butter onto a celery stick.

Advanced Usage

• "To be like peanut butter and jelly": An idiom describing two things or people that complement each other perfectly or are frequently found together.
  • Those two friends are like peanut butter and jelly; they're always together.

Variants and Related Words

• Peanut butter cup (n): A candy consisting of a cup-shaped chocolate shell filled with peanut butter.
• Peanut butter cookie (n): A type of cookie made with peanut butter as a primary ingredient.

Synonyms

• Groundnut paste: A less common synonym, primarily used in some regional varieties of English.
• Peanut spread: A descriptive synonym.

Related Phrases

• Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (n): A common sandwich, often abbreviated as PB&J, made with peanut butter and fruit preserves.
  • My favorite childhood lunch was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Related Idioms

• "To be in a peanut butter and jelly situation": To be in a comfortable, familiar, or routine pairing. (Note: This is a playful, non-standard extension of the common idiom).
  • After working together for years, their partnership is a real peanut butter and jelly situation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a spread made from ground peanuts