pistachio
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Etymology[edit]
From Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistakion), from πιστάκη (pistakē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin; compare Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (pista), Middle Persian 𐭯𐭮𐭲𐭪 (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian).
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Noun[edit]
pistachio (plural pistachios or pistachioes)
- A deciduous tree, Pistacia vera, grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit
- The nutlike fruit of this tree
Translations[edit]
tree
fruit
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