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pistachio

pis·tac·hio

UK/pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/ US/pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel

Origin

From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin. Compare Middle English pistace (from Middle French pistace, pistache), Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq), Turkish fıstık.

Phrases

  • Chinese pistachio
  • ground pistachio
  • pistachio nut

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