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pistachio

pistachio

1 3.5
A small tree that produces the green nuts people eat
  • noun
  • /pɪˈstæʃioʊ/
translation icon : pistacho
  • Okay, better go finish pruning up our experimental pistachio block.
  • pistachio tree

Examples

  • That is pistachio?

  • The farms produced promising yields of apricot, peach, and pistachio trees and inspired other desert farming projects.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I ate a closed pistachio.

  • Is this pistachio?

  • Here our Grinch themed pistachio crinkle cookies.

  • It is again fermented pistachio that tastes like pistachio but has notes of umami.

  • This is like I've done like videos of taste tests of like pistachios, like wonderful pistachios.

  • Then he becomes solemn and touches the pistachio on a ghrabi with a thick forefinger, taps it several times, then removes it.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Chili Peppers, watermelons, strawberries, honey, figs, pistachios, bananas.

  • I love snacking on pistachio nuts while watching movies.

Synonyms

pistachio tree
vspistachio
3.9

A small tree that produces hard-shelled nuts people eat

is the common term emphasizing small hard-shelled nuts
Pistacia vera
vspistachio
  • Specialized
8.4

A small tree that produces edible pistachio nuts

is the common name used for those edible nuts

Compounds

A small green seed from a tree that you eat as a snack or in cooking

A small tree that produces hard-shelled nuts people eat

A pale yellow-green color like a pistachio nut

Surface Forms

pistachio singular
pistachios plural

Etymology

Pistachio comes from a Middle Eastern name for the plant and passed into English via Greek pistakion and Italian pistacchio. That's why pistachio can also mean the 'tree' that produces those nuts.