PIÑON


Meaning of PIÑON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or pin·yon ˈpin-ˌyōn, -ˌyän, -yən; pin-ˈyōn

( plural pi·ñons or pin·yons or pi·ño·nes pin-ˈyō-nēz)

Etymology: American Spanish piñón, from Spanish, pine nut, from piña pinecone, from Latin pinea — more at pineal

Date: 1831

: any of various small pines (as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P. edulis, and P. monophylla ) of western North America with edible seeds ; also : the edible seed of a piñon

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