pistachio
noun/pɪˈstæʃiəʊ/, /pɪˈstɑːʃiəʊ/
/pɪˈstæʃiəʊ/, /pɪˈstɑːʃiəʊ/
(plural pistachios)
- (also pistachio nut)[countable] the small green nut of an Asian treeTopics Foodc2
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- [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Word Originlate Middle English pistace, from Old French, superseded in the 16th cent.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.
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