cacahuete
/kakaˈwete/ · B2 · noun · m
peanut
🥜 sounds like 'cacao' + 'wet': a cacao-like seed, from Nahuatl tlalcacahuatl
Cacahuete comes from Nahuatl tlālcacahuatl, meaning 'earth cacao' (tlalli = earth, cacahuatl = cacao). The peanut grows underground, so it was named as the cacao-like seed of the earth. Remember: cacao on the ground = cacahuete.