Peanut (Mexico) in Spanish
Peanut (Mexico) in Spanish is cacahuate (kah-kah-WAH-teh), or cacahuete or maní. It's masculine: el cacahuate.
- Spanish
- el cacahuate
- Say it
- el kah-kah-WAH-teh
- Gender
- Masculine: el cacahuate
- Also said
- el cacahuete, el maní
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Mexican Spanish food vocabulary
The other words in step 1 of Mexican Spanish Words.
- el elotecorn on the cob (Mexico) · el eh-LOH-teh
- el ejotegreen bean (Mexico) · el eh-HOH-teh
- el jitomatered tomato (central Mexico) · el hee-toh-MAH-teh
- el aguacateavocado (Mexico) · el ah-gwah-KAH-teh
- el guajoloteturkey (Mexico) · el gwah-hoh-LOH-teh
- la calabacitazucchini (Mexico) · lah kah-lah-bah-SEE-tah
- el chícharopea (Mexico) · el CHEE-chah-roh
- el popotedrinking straw (Mexico) · el poh-POH-teh
- la botanasnack (Mexico) · lah boh-TAH-nah
Questions about cacahuate
How do you say peanut (Mexico) in Spanish?
Peanut (Mexico) in Spanish is el cacahuate. You can also say el cacahuete or el maní.
How do you pronounce cacahuate?
Say it kah-kah-WAH-teh. The syllable in capitals is stressed: WAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is cacahuate masculine or feminine in Spanish?
cacahuate is masculine, so it takes el: el cacahuate.
What does cacahuate mean in English?
In English, el cacahuate means peanut (Mexico).
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