Pistachio
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pis·tach·i·o 
[pi-stash-ee-oh, -stah-shee-oh] Pronunciation Key
[pi-stash-ee-oh, -stah-shee-oh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -chi·os.
| 1. | the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel. |
| 2. | the kernel itself, used for flavoring. |
| 3. | the tree itself. |
| 4. | pistachio nut flavor. |
| 5. | pistachio green. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; < It pistacchio < L pistācium < Gk pistákion pistachio nut, dim. of pistáké pistachio tree < MPers *pistak (Pers pista); r. late ME pistace < MF < L, as above]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| pis·ta·chi·o
(pĭ-stāsh'ē-ō', -stä'shē-ō') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pis·ta·chi·os
[Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium, pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistakē, pistachio tree, perhaps from Middle Persian *pistak.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pistachio
pistachio
1598, from It. pistacchio, from L. pistacium "pistachio nut," from Gk. pistakion, from pistake "pistachio tree," from Pers. pista "pistachio tree." Borrowed earlier (1533) as pystace, from O.Fr. form pistace (13c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pistachio | |
noun | |
| 1. | small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts |
| 2. | nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pistachio
Fis"ti*nut\, n. [Cf. Fr. fistinq, fistuq. See Pistachio.] A pistachio nut. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Pistachio
Pis*tache"\, n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See Pistachio.] (Bot.) The anacardiaceous tree Pistacia vera, which yields the pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flavoring extract prepared from it.
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pistachio
pistachio: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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