C19: of African (Angolan) origin; related to Kongo nguba
goober in American English
(ˈgubər)
US
noun
Chiefly South
a peanut
Word origin
< Kongo nguba
goober in American English
(ˈɡuːbər)
noun
(in South Midland and Southern US)
the peanut
Also called: goober pea
Word origin
[1825–35; of Afr orig.; cf. Kimbundu nguba peanut]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, breakdown, individualism, panda, structural