pine nut
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2.3
- noun
- /paɪn nʌt/
- US
:
piñón
- Turn the stove on low and toss pine nuts until you begin to smell them.
- toasted pine nuts
- chopped pine nuts
- sprinkle with pine nuts
I went with the layover pizza, pesto, pine nuts and garlic.
- I went with the layover pizza, pesto, pine nuts and garlic.
- But the larvae that you can take out of the tree, they taste just like pine nuts.
- This is literally olive oil, cashew nuts, certified basil, sea salt and pine nuts.
- You know, put a maybe throw a little bit of, you know, some bird seed or some pine nuts in their form for snacks.
Examples
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Once the quinoa has cooled, add it to this bowl, along with the toasted pine nuts.
Blog text (20) -
Sprinkle with cilantro and toasted pine nuts, and enjoy.
Blog text (15) -
There was nothing she liked better than pine nuts.
Fiction book (1998) -
I manage to crack some of the pine nuts from the hills where I write.
Academic text (2000) -
For dessert, strawberries, pine nuts and honey.
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Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of pine nuts on top of each tortilla.
Blog text (23) -
And may I recommend for dessert the pine nut pancake with papaya and apricot sorbet.
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I garnished my dish with some chopped cilantro and sprinkled toasted pine nuts on for texture.
Blog text (15) -
You can caramelize the onions and toast the pine nuts ahead of time.
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Finish the dish by adding a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts or sliced almonds.
Synonyms
1
7.7
A small pine tree with short needles that makes edible seeds
A small edible seed from a pine tree used in cooking
An edible seed from some pine trees eaten as a snack or used in cooking
An edible seed from some pine trees like Swiss pine used in cooking or as a snack
An edible seed from the Swiss pine with a mild taste often eaten raw or roasted
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Morphology
The meaning 'edible seed of certain pine trees' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pine' (a type of tree) + 'nut' (an edible seed). This straightforward noun-noun compound follows common nominal compounding patterns cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Pine nut is the small, edible 'seed' found inside the cones of some pine trees; it is a tiny nut that people gather and eat in cooking. So pine nut today means the edible seed used in recipes.