Where does “cacahuète” come from?

cacahuète (French) comes from Spanish cacahuete, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

cacahuète (French): peanut, goober

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	cacahuete	peanut
2	Classical Nahuatl	cacahuatl	cacao, cacao bean
3	Proto-Nahuan	*kakawa-	—

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