piñon

American

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

noun

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.
Also called piñon nut. the seed.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of piñon

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

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Vocabulary from Readings 5, Unit 4

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From lowest elevation to highest, this included ponderosa pine, piñon pine, Englemann spruce, Douglas fir and limber pine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

In the distance, I could make out the silhouette of the Highland Range, crowned with dark piñon and juniper forests.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

When the piñon crop is good, jays start the morning by eating seeds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Now, the company uses all Arabica coffee beans and a custom-created, all-natural piñon flavoring.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2022

I close my eyes, imagining my hand in Lita’s, piñon smoke drifting into the New Mexico sky.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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