Goobers

English translation: roasted peanuts in chocolate

10:19 Jan 19, 2004
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / food
English term or phrase: Goobers
As I'm not fond of snacks, I have no idea what Goobers are, does someone know ?
I'll have other questions of that kind ! Many thanks
Sibylle
Selected answer:roasted peanuts in chocolate
Explanation:
http://www.candydirect.com/html/eng/51-AA.html

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The name \"goober\" is derived from the African word nguba. Native to South America, peanuts found their way to North America by way of Africa, courtesy of the Spanish and Portuguese explorers of the 16th century...
http://www.kdhnews.com/taste3.html#goobers

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Note added at 2004-01-19 10:48:30 (GMT)
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The name \"goober\" is derived from the African word nguba. Native to South America, peanuts found their way to North America by way of Africa, courtesy of the Spanish and Portuguese explorers of the 16th century...
http://www.kdhnews.com/taste3.html#goobers
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ivo zika
Czech Republic
Local time: 13:53
Grading comment
Thanks for those details !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7peanuts, earth-nuts, ground-nuts; monkey-nuts
Nikita Kobrin
5 +5definition
airmailrpl
4 +5chocolate covered peanuts
Chris Rowson (X)
5 +3goobers
Mihaela Sinca
4 +4peanuts
Mehmet Şahin (X)
5 +2It's nuts
Alex Zelkind (X)
3 +2roasted peanuts in chocolate
ivo zika


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
It's nuts


Explanation:
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Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
25 mins

agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs

agree  luzba
4 hrs

disagree  Refugio: only peanuts (goober peas)
9 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
roasted peanuts in chocolate


Explanation:
http://www.candydirect.com/html/eng/51-AA.html

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Note added at 2004-01-19 10:47:34 (GMT)
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The name \"goober\" is derived from the African word nguba. Native to South America, peanuts found their way to North America by way of Africa, courtesy of the Spanish and Portuguese explorers of the 16th century...
http://www.kdhnews.com/taste3.html#goobers

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Note added at 2004-01-19 10:48:30 (GMT)
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The name \"goober\" is derived from the African word nguba. Native to South America, peanuts found their way to North America by way of Africa, courtesy of the Spanish and Portuguese explorers of the 16th century...
http://www.kdhnews.com/taste3.html#goobers

ivo zika
Czech Republic
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of: Czech
Grading comment
Thanks for those details !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
23 mins

neutral  Refugio: not necessarily in chocolate
9 hrs

agree  nyamuk: Goobers® common in movie theatres
2 days 20 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
chocolate covered peanuts


Explanation:
See ref. ...


    Reference: http://www.candywarehouse.com/goobers.html
Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
23 mins

agree  senin
31 mins

agree  mbc
1 hr

agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs

neutral  Refugio: Not necessarily crazy. Can mean a little thick, as in this case.
9 hrs
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agree  nyamuk: Goobers® common in movie theatres, but 'gubba paes' are the unadulterated variety known to fowks in the south.
2 days 20 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
goobers
peanuts, earth-nuts, ground-nuts; monkey-nuts


Explanation:
:-)

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\"Goober\" is an american colloquialism.




Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
24 mins

agree  cmwilliams (X)
44 mins

agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs

agree  jccantrell: Yep, more specific than just nuts, goober is mostly used in the Southern US and is only peanuts.
5 hrs

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: eatin' goober peas = peanuts, and not ground nuts (another plant)
5 hrs

agree  Refugio: only peanuts (goober peas)
9 hrs

agree  nyamuk: 'Gimme sum Gooba Paes plaeys' To Americans ground-nut is (Apios Tuberosa) but most everyone else knows what you mean (ground-nut/peanut - Arachis Hypogaea). Goobers® are chocolate covered peanuts.
2 days 20 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
goobers
goobers


Explanation:
Goobers! Fresh roasted peanuts smothered with Nestle classic milk chocolate! For 70 years, Goobers have made a satisfying snack anytime, everytime! Display pack contains 24 pouches of Goobers.




    Reference: http://www.candywarehouse.com/goobers.html
Mihaela Sinca
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
22 mins

agree  mbc
8 hrs

agree  nyamuk: Goobers®
2 days 20 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
peanuts


Explanation:
http://www.nutribase.com/nutseed.shtml

NutriBase Glossary: Nuts and Seeds

Peanut - This "nut" is not a nut but a high-fat, high-protein legume seed. The most popular types are Spanish (small and round) and Virginia (large and oval). About half the U.S. peanut crop is used to make peanut butter. Also called "goobers."

Mehmet Şahin (X)
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: peanuts
10 mins
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agree  cmwilliams (X)
29 mins
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agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Refugio
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
goobers
definition


Explanation:
Definitions of goober on the Web:

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

'goobers' are peanuts - Nestle stole the name for their confection with chocolate covered peanuts

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmwilliams (X)
17 mins
  -> thank you

agree  ivo zika: http://www.kdhnews.com/taste3.html#goobers
18 mins
  -> thank you

agree  Rajan Chopra
3 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  Refugio
9 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  nyamuk: Goobers / Goobers® for many Americans groundnut=wild nut (Apios americana, Apios tuberosa). Groundnut is the term widely used in international agricultural extension so the term is widely understood to mean peanut on campuses and on farms in the US.
2 days 20 hrs
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