pignoli
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pignoli
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
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The cones of this pine supply the "pignoli" of commerce.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
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