PISTACHIO


Meaning of PISTACHIO in English

/ pɪˈstæʃiəʊ; -ˈstɑːʃiəʊ; NAmE -ʃioʊ/ noun ( pl. -os )

1.

(also piˈstachio nut ) [ C ] the small green nut of an Asian tree

2.

[ U ] a pale green colour

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English pistace , from Old French , superseded in the 16th cent. by forms from Italian pistaccio , via Latin from Greek pistakion , from Old Persian .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.