alfóncigo
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic الفستق (al-fústaq), from Arabic فُسْتَق (fustaq, “pistachio”). Compare Catalan festuc.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈfonθiɡo/ [alˈfõn̟.θi.ɣ̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alˈfonsiɡo/ [alˈfõn.si.ɣ̞o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -onθiɡo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -onsiɡo
- Syllabification: al‧fón‧ci‧go
Noun edit
alfóncigo m (plural alfóncigos)
- pistachio (tree)
- Synonym: pistachero
- pistachio (nut)
- Synonym: pistacho
Further reading edit
- “alfóncigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014