פֿיסטאַשקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Russian фиста́шка (fistáška, “pistachio”), from Ottoman Turkish فستق (fıstıq), from Persian فستق (fostoq, fostaq), from Arabic فِسْتَق (fistaq), of Iranian origin.

Noun

פֿיסטאַשקע • (fistashke) f, plural פֿיסטאַשקעס (fistashkes)

1. pistachio (fruit)
2. peanut (legume)

Synonyms

• (peanut): סטאַשקע (stashke), רבי־ניסל (rebe-nisl)