pistachio
noun /pɪˈstæʃiəʊ/, /pɪˈstɑːʃiəʊ/
/pɪˈstæʃiəʊ/, /pɪˈstɑːʃiəʊ/
(plural pistachios)
- enlarge image(also pistachio nut)[countable] the small green nut of an Asian treeTopics Foodc2
- [uncountable] a pale green colour
Word Originlate Middle English pistace, from Old French, superseded in the 16th cent. by forms from Italian pistaccio, via Latin from Greek pistakion, from Old Persian.