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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pis•tach•i•o /pɪˈstæʃiˌoʊ, -ˈstɑʃiˌoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -chi•os. - Plant Biologythe nut of a tree of the cashew family, containing a greenish edible kernel.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
Also, pisˈtach•io ˌnut (for def. 1. ). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pis•tach•i•o (pi stash′ē ō′, -stä′shē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chi•os. - Plant Biologythe nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- Foodthe kernel itself, used for flavoring.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
- Foodpistachio nut flavor.
- See pistachio green.
Also, pis•tache (pi stash′),USA pronunciation pistach′io nut′ (for defs. 1, 2). - Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Middle Persian *pistak (Persian pista); replacing late Middle English pistace
- Greek pistákion pistachio nut, diminutive of pistákē pistachio tree
- Latin pistācium
- Italian pistacchio
- 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pistachio /pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl -os)- an anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia vera, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, with small hard-shelled nuts
- Also called: pistachio nut the nut of this tree, having an edible green kernel
- the sweet flavour of the pistachio nut, used esp in ice creams
adj - of a yellowish-green colour
Etymology: 16th Century: via Italian and Latin from Greek pistakion pistachio nut, from pistakē pistachio tree, from Persian pistah |