pinyó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [piˈɲu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [piˈɲo]

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Etymology 1

From pinya +‎ -ó.

Noun

pinyó m (plural pinyons)

1. pine nut

Derived terms

• pinyonada
• pinyonaire
• pinyonat
• pinyoner
• tenir molts pinyons (“to be rich”)

Related terms

• pinya
• pinyol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pignon.

Noun

pinyó m (plural pinyons)

1. pinion
2. (architecture) gable

   Synonym: capcer

3. (cycling) sprocket

Derived terms

• pinyó lliure m (“freewheel”)
• pinyonat (adjective)

Further reading

• “pinyó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pinyó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pinyó” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pinyó”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)