pistachio

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

Noun

pl -chios a Mediterranean nut with a hard shell and an edible green kernel [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

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 pistaasipähkinä pistache פִיסטוּק पिस्ता pistacija pisztácia buah kenari hijau pistasíuhneta pistacchio ピスタチオ (양념으로 쓰이는) 피스타치오(열매) pistacija pistācija kacang pistasio pistache pistasienøtt pistacja pistácio fistic фисташка pistácia pistacija pistać pistasch ถั่วพิตาชิโอ antep fıstığı 阿月渾子的綠色果仁 фісташка پِستہ quả hồ trăn 阿月浑子的绿色果仁