pignon

[ peen-yon ]

noun

1. the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pignon¹

1595–1605; < Spanish piñón; compare Latin pīneus of pine ¹

Example Sentences

In the pignon above the great fireplaces was set some XIV-century glass.

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