piñon

American  

[pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn, pee-nyawn] / ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn, piˈnyɔn /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of piñon

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

Example Sentences

Cuba has no money to buy oil on international markets, and can only hope that friendly countries such as Angola, Algeria, Brazil or Colombia will make up the shortfall if Venezuela, under U.S. pressure, cuts off its supplies, said Jorge R. Piñon, who tracks Cuba’s energy consumption at the University of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I would not be surprised if the Americans tell Venezuela to continue giving oil to Cuba, so as not to open another Pandora’s box,” said Piñon, who calculates oil shipments to the island using reports from services that track tanker movements.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the last quarter of 2025, Venezuela sent Cuba an average of 30,000 – 35,000 barrels a day, "which represents 50 percent of the island's oil deficit," Jorge Pinon, an energy expert and researcher at the University of Texas, told AFP.

From Barron's

Pinon said it was "not clear whether shipments of Venezuelan oil to Cuba will continue," especially in the context of the recent US seizure of oil tankers in the Caribbean.

From Barron's

“It would be the collapse of the Cuban economy, no question about it,” said Jorge Piñón, a Cuban exile who tracks the island’s energy ties to Venezuela at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal