મગફળી
magphaḷī
The Gujarati word for peanut is મગફળી (magphaḷī).
The word refers to the legume that resembles a nut.
Meaning: a legume resembling a nut (noun)
Which one should you use?
While મગફળી is the standard term, મૂંગફળી is a more formal way to say peanut.
How do you pronounce it?
magphaḷī
Did you know?
- During the winter season, roasted મગફળી is a traditional street food often paired with sugarcane stalks in the open markets of Gujarat.
- Gujarati cuisine often uses a powdered version of મગફળી as a thickener and flavor enhancer in savory curries, a technique less common in Western cooking.
- The word મગફળી is a compound of મગ, which means 'mung bean', and ફળી, meaning 'pod' or 'legume'.
Examples in context
- મને મગફળી બહુ ભાવે છે.mane magphaḷī bahu bhāve che.I like peanuts very much.
- શું તમારી પાસે મગફળી છે?shu tamāre pāse magphaḷī che?Do you have peanuts?
- મગફળી સ્વાસ્થ્ય માટે સારી છે.magphaḷī svāsthya māṭe sārī che.Peanuts are good for health.
Example conversation
Mitall and Anjali are talking in a kitchen about snacks.
- મિતલ Mitalઅંજલિ, શું આપણી પાસે મગફળી છે?anjali, shu āpaṇī pāse magphaḷī che?Anjali, do we have peanuts?
- અંજલિ Anjaliહા મિતલ, હું મગફળી લાવી છું.hā mital, hu magphaḷī lāvī chu.Yes Mitall, I have brought peanuts.
- મિતલ Mitalખૂબ સરસ, મારે મગફળી ખાવી છે.khūba sarasa, māre magphaḷī khāvī che.Very good, I want to eat peanuts.
- અંજલિ Anjaliચાલ, આપણે સાથે ખાઈએ.chāla, āpaṇe sāthe khāīe.Come, let's eat together.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries મગફળી, CC BY-SA 4.0.
