ถั่วลิสง
peanut
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- 1 peanut、peanut plant
This is the everyday Thai word for a peanut, including both the edible seed and the plant that produces it underground.
peanut、peanut plant
It refers to an edible peanut or, when the context is agricultural, the peanut plant itself.
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เขาแพ้ถั่วลิสง khǎw phɛ́ɛ thùalísǒŋ He is allergic to peanuts. เขาแพ้ถั่วลิสง details
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ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสงนะครับ mây sày thùalísǒŋ ná khráp Please don't add peanuts. ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสงนะครับ details
Learning notes
Explanation
In everyday conversation, this word usually refers to peanuts as food rather than to the whole plant. More specific expressions include ต้นถั่วลิสง for a peanut plant, ฝักถั่วลิสง for a peanut pod, and เม็ดถั่วลิสง for an individual kernel. Correspondingly, ต้น counts plants, ฝัก counts pods, and เม็ด counts individual kernels. Preparation or form can be added after the noun, as in ถั่วลิสงคั่ว “roasted peanuts,” ถั่วลิสงต้ม “boiled peanuts,” and ถั่วลิสงบด “crushed or ground peanuts.”
Usage
It is commonly used when buying groceries, discussing ingredients or toppings, and talking about snacks and sweets. When eating out, useful expressions include มีถั่วลิสงไหม “Does this contain peanuts?” and ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสง “Please don’t add peanuts.”
Caution
ถั่ว by itself can refer broadly to beans, peas, or nuts and does not necessarily mean peanuts. Use ถั่วลิสง when the distinction matters. For an allergy, say แพ้ถั่วลิสง “to be allergic to peanuts” rather than merely saying that you do not eat them.