pistachio.
A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
Meaning & usage
A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
The nutlike fruit of this tree.
A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Iraniander. Ancient Greek πιστάκη (pistákē) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek πιστάκῐον (pistákĭon)bor. Latin pistacium Italian pistacchiobor. English pistachio 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.
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