pistachio
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See also: pistáchio
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Etymology[edit]
From Italian pistacchio (1590s)[1], from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”). Of Iranian origin. Compare Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (pista/peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian).
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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.
- (color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.
- Synonym: pistachio green
- pistachio colour:
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