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pinda
pinda
English
Noun
pinda (plural pindas)
- Alternative form of pinder (“peanut”)
- A kind of small bag for ayurvedic massage, filled with aromatic herbs
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪnda/
Etymology
From Papiamentu pienda, pinda, from Kongo; see pinder. Sense 4 is from the relatively neutral term pindachinees from the 1930s, which was later pejoratively applied to people from East Asia in general, including Indonesians who came en masse to the Netherlands in the late 1940s.
Noun
pinda m (plural pinda's, diminutive pindaatje n)
- a peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant
- Pinda's groeien onder de grond
- Peanuts grow underground
- Pinda's groeien onder de grond
- (botany) the annual herb Arachnis hypogea, which produces the above
- pl the above seeds, gathered to be eaten as a snack or processed into food products
- (pejorative, ethnic slur) people from East Asia, most commonly Chinese and Indonesians
Synonyms
- aardnoot m
- aardpimpernoot m
- apennootje m
- grondnoot m
- Lombokker m
- olienoot m
- piendel m (cognate)
- aardpimpernoot m
Derived terms
- pindaboer m
- pindaboter
- pindachinees m
- pindakaas, pinda-kaas m
- pindaplant m
- pindarotsje n
- pindaveld n
See also
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpʲin.da/
Noun
pinda f
Declension
declension of pinda
pinda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Verb
pinda
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at bend. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see pinda in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009