pistacho

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pistache

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistache or Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistācium, from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”), from Iranian. See English pistachio for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈtat͡ʃo/ [pisˈt̪a.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: pis‧ta‧cho

Noun

pistacho m (plural pistachos)

1. pistachio (nut)

Derived terms

• pistachero

 

Related terms

• alfóncigo
• pistache

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: pistatso

Further reading

• “pistacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16