pistacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pistacium (possibly through Latin *pistaculum), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion). Of Iranian origin. See also πιστάκη (pistákē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈstak.kjo/
• Rhymes: -akkjo
• Hyphenation: pi‧stàc‧chio

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Noun

pistacchio m (plural pistacchi)

1. nut (of a tree, generally)
2. pistachio (tree and nut)

Descendants

• → Catalan: pistatxo
• → English: pistachio
  • → Japanese: ピスタチオ (pisutachio)
  • → Korean: 피스타치오 (piseutachio)
  • → Malay: pistacio, pistasio
  • → Thai: พิสตาชีโอ (pís-dtaa-chí-ôo)
  • → Welsh: pistasio
• → Esperanto: pistako