Peanut in Malayalam
Peanuts are കപ്പലണ്ടി (kappalandi) in Malayalam, the word you use at a roadside stall and in a recipe alike. It joins the word for ship to the word for nut, a reminder that the crop arrived by sea. Say kap-pa-lan-di.
Most common translation
Peanut, groundnut.
വൈകുന്നേരം ഞങ്ങൾ കപ്പലണ്ടി കൊറിച്ചു.
vaikunneram njangal kappalandi korichu
In the evening we nibbled peanuts.
Dictionary entry
- കപ്പലണ്ടി (kappalandi) — Peanut, groundnut.
The same word serves for groundnut, so Malayalam has no need to distinguish the two.
Common questions
How do you say peanut in Malayalam?
Peanut is കപ്പലണ്ടി (kappalandi).
Is there a separate word for groundnut?
In practice no. kappalandi covers the shelled nut and the crop in the field.