pistachio nut
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2.8
- noun
- /pɪˈstæʃioʊ nʌt/
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pistacho
- The chef added pistachio nuts to the salad for extra crunch.
- coarsely chopped pistachio nuts
- a cup of pistachio nuts
- 1.5 oz of pistachio nuts
Examples
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Eat a healthy snack—something that is rich in fiber, like an apple, dried apricots, celery, or a handful of pistachio nuts.
Blog text (6) -
Pistachio nuts, for instance, whether in petite jars or five-pound bags, have a feeble chance of extended survival once I discover them close at hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
"We brought pistachio nuts from Acre too."
Fiction book (1996) -
And they definitely didn't have to finish all my pistachio nuts.
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Unless we're watching that one show about the gators, and then I like to eat pistachio nuts.
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Her pet mole had eaten all the pistachio nuts.
Fiction book (1993) -
I know how much you like pistachio nuts, but... in the rush to get over here, I accidentally grabbed a bag of pasta shells.
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I smuggle gold, diamonds, cigarettes, pistachio nuts, but no heroin.
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One day you're rich as an Arab, the next you're lucky if you can afford a goddamn can of pistachio nuts.
Fiction book (2000) -
Bulkin bought a quarter kilo of pistachio nuts, took a handful out of the bag, and gave the rest to Yiftach: "Eat," he said.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
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3.9
A small pale green nut people eat, often roasted or used in sweets
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2.0
A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'pistachio nut' is simply the nut of the pistachio tree, which a learner who knows 'pistachio' and 'nut' can infer. This noun‑noun type naming pattern is common cross‑linguistically and follows transparent word‑formation conventions, so a B1 learner would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun pistachio nut comes from a Persian word 'pesteh' that traders brought to Europe long ago and names the small green seed of the tree. The nut's thin shell often splits open like a little mouth showing the bright green inside, so pistachio nut now means the green edible seed people eat as a snack.