peanut butter

[pee-nuht buht-er, -nuht]

noun

1. a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cooking.

peanut butter

noun

1. a brownish oily paste made from peanuts

Word History and Origins

Origin of peanut butter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

The food company J. M. Smucker accused Trader Joe’s of ripping off its trademark peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a lawsuit filed this week.

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Worse, this is a man who was fond of eating liverwurst, peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches.

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The cooperator said they were “prepared with peanut butter” when they encountered a small chihuahua, Del Rio testified.

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After, we sat in a clearing and ate peanut butter sandwiches and Tcho chocolate, bluejays trying to steal our food, our wet skin warming in the sun.

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Some food items, such as peanut butter, have now been classified as "luxuries" which are no longer permitted, so that large amounts of aid already procured remain stuck outside Gaza.

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