pignoli

[ peen-yoh-lee ]

noun

, plural pi·gno·li, pi·gno·lis.

1. pine nut ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of pignoli¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from Italian, plural of pignolo “pine nut,” from pigna “pine cone,” variant of pina, from Latin pīnea “pine cone” + -olo diminutive suffix