pistachio

== English == === Alternative forms === pistache (dated) pistacchio (nonstandard) === Etymology === From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin. Compare Middle English pistace (from Middle French pistace, pistache), Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq), Turkish fıstık. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/, /pɪsˈtɑʃioʊ/ === Noun === pistachio (countable and uncountable, plural pistachios or pistachioes) A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit. The nutlike fruit of this tree. Synonym: pista A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed. Synonym: pistachio green ==== Derived terms ==== Chinese pistachio (Pistachia chinensis) ground pistachio (Arachis hypogaea) pistachioed pistachio nut ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ピスタチオ (pisutachio) → Korean: 피스타치오 (piseutachio) → Malay: pistacio, pistasio → Thai: พิสตาชีโอ (pís-dtaa-chí-ôo) → Welsh: pistasio ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === pistachio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === pastichio