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Pistachio

Pis-ta′chio

,
Noun.
[It.
pistacchio
(cf. Sp.
pistacho
, F.
pistache
), fr. L.
pistacium
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], fr. Per.
pistah
. Cf.
Fistinut
.]
(Bot.)
The nut of the
Pistacia vera
, a tree of the order
Anacardiaceæ
, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; – called also
pistachio nut
. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily.
[Written also
pistachia
.]

Definition 2024

pistachio

pistachio

See also: pistáchio

English

Noun

pistachio ‎(plural pistachios or pistachioes)

  1. A deciduous tree, Pistacia vera, grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit
  2. The nutlike fruit of this tree.

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Etymology

From Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium ‎(“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον ‎(pistákion), from πιστάκη ‎(pistákē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin; compare Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته ‎(pista), Middle Persian pstk' ‎(pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ ‎(pistak) (from Iranian).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/, /pɪsˈtɑʃioʊ/

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