piñon

[pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn, pee-nyawn]

noun

plural

piñons ,

plural

piñones .

1. Also called pinyon pine,. Also called nut pine. Also any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.

2. Also called piñon nut. the seed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piñon¹

1825–35, < Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone