pignon

American  

[peen-yon] / ˈpin yɒn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pignon

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

Example Sentences

To see her, you must stand outside in the square and, with a glass, look at the central pignon, or gable, of the porch.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry