piñon

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

noun,plural pi·ñons, Spanish pi·ño·nes [pee-nyaw-nes]. /piˈnyɔ nɛs/.
  1. Also pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.

  2. Also called piñon nut . the seed.

Origin of piñon

1
1825–35, Americanism;<Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone

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piñon

Attribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of “attach.” [First half of 1900s]

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