alfóncigo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
alfónsigo, alhócigo
=== Etymology ===
From Andalusian Arabic الفستق (al-fústaq), from Arabic فُسْتَق (fustaq, “pistachio”). Compare Catalan festuc.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈfonθiɡo/ [alˈfõn̟.θi.ɣ̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /alˈfonsiɡo/ [alˈfõn.si.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -onθiɡo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
Rhymes: -onsiɡo (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: al‧fón‧ci‧go
=== Noun ===
alfóncigo m (plural alfóncigos)
pistachio (tree)
Synonym: pistachero
pistachio (nut)
Synonym: pistacho
=== Further reading ===
“alfóncigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025