pistachio

[ pi-stash-ee-oh, -stah-shee-oh ]

noun,plural pis·tach·i·os.
  1. the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.

  2. the kernel itself, used for flavoring.

  1. the tree itself.

  2. pistachio nut flavor.

Origin of pistachio

1
1375–1425; <Italian pistacchio<Latin pistācium<Greek pistákion pistachio nut, diminutive of pistákē pistachio tree <Middle Persian *pistak (Persian pista); replacing late Middle English pistace<Middle French <Latin, as above
  • Also pis·tache [pi-stash], /pɪˈstæʃ/, pistachio nut (for defs. 1, 2).

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British Dictionary definitions for pistachio

pistachio

/ (pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ) /


nounplural -os
  1. an anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia vera, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, with small hard-shelled nuts

  2. Also called: pistachio nut the nut of this tree, having an edible green kernel

  1. the sweet flavour of the pistachio nut, used esp in ice creams

adjective
  1. of a yellowish-green colour

Origin of pistachio

1
C16: via Italian and Latin from Greek pistakion pistachio nut, from pistakē pistachio tree, from Persian pistah

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