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goober

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgubɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(go̅o̅′bər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
goo•ber /ˈgubɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][South Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsthe peanut. Also called ˈgoo•ber ˌpea. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
goo•ber  (go̅o̅′bər),USA pronunciation n. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsthe peanut. Also called goo′ber pea′. 
  • 1825–35; of African origin, originally; compare Kimbundu nguba peanut

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goober, goober pea /ˈɡuːbə/ n
  1. another name for peanut
Etymology: 19th Century: of African (Angolan) origin; related to Kongo nguba
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