pistachio (redirected from Pistaciaceae)

pis·ta·chi·o  (p-stsh-, -stäsh-)

n. pl. pis·ta·chi·os

1.

a. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) of central and western Asia, having pinnately compound leaves and dry, drupaceous, nutlike fruits.

b. The nutlike fruit of this tree, having an edible, oily, green or yellow kernel.

2. The flavor of these nuts.

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[Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium, pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistak, pistachio tree, perhaps from Middle Persian *pistak.]

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pistachio [pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ]

n pl -os

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia vera, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, with small hard-shelled nuts

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called pistachio nut the nut of this tree, having an edible green kernel

3. (Cookery) the sweet flavour of the pistachio nut, used esp in ice creams

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a yellowish-green colour

[via Italian and Latin from Greek pistakion pistachio nut, from pistakē pistachio tree, from Persian pistah]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pistachio - small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts pistachio tree, Pistacia vera pistachio nut, pistachio - nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel genus Pistacia, Pistacia - a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit nut tree - tree bearing edible nuts
	2.	pistachio - nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel pistachio nut edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell pistachio, pistachio tree, Pistacia vera - small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts

Translations

pistachio [pɪsˈtɑːʃɪəʊ] N (pistachios (pl)) → pistacho m; (= tree) → pistachero m; (= colour) → color m de pistacho

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pistachio [pɪˈstæʃiəʊ]

n

(= tree) → pistachier m

(also pistachio nut) → pistache f

(= colour) → pistache

modif [ice-cream] → à la pistache; [flavour] → pistache

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pistachio

n → Pistazie f

adj (colour) → pistazienfarben

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pistachio [pɪsˈtɑːʃɪəʊ] n → pistacchio

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pistachio

n pistachio [piˈstaːʃiəu]

a greenish nut used as flavouring for food. pistasie فُسْتُقَه، شَجَر الفُسْتُق шам-фъстък pistácie pistacienød die Pistazie φιστίκι pistacho pistaatsiamandel پسته pistaasi pistache פִיסטוּק पिस्ता pistacija pisztácia buah kenari hijau pistasíuhneta pistacchio ピスタチオ 피스타치오 pistacija pistācija kacang pistasio pistache pistasienøtt pistacja pistácio fistic фисташка pistácia pistacija pistać pistasch ถั่วพิตาชิโอ antep fıstığı 阿月渾子樹的綠色果實 фісташка پِستہ quả hồ trăn 阿月浑子的绿色果仁