piñon

[ pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn; Spanish pee-nyawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pi·ñons, Spanish pi·ño·nes [pee-, nyaw, -nes].

Also Also called pinyon pine, any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
Also called piñon nut. the seed.

Origin of piñon¹

1825–35, Americanism; < Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone

Behind and enveloping it lay a forest of low-growing and limby piñon pines and cedars.

Gathering a fresh quantity of the leaves, and tying them together, I again set out for the piñon-tree.

Here I spent the day; and with a fresh cargo of leaves returned at night to the piñon, where I again slept.

Jones calmly gathered himself up, rearranged his lasso, took his long stick, and proceeded to mount the piñon again.

Then a black and yellow, swiftly flying string of hounds bore into sight down the slope, streaked up and circled the piñon.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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