pistachio

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
2. The nutlike fruit of this tree.
3. A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

Concepten

pistache

pistachenoot

Synoniemen

pistachio nut

pistachio tree

Pistacia vera

nut

pista

pistache nut

pistah

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”). Of Iranian origin. Compare Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq), Turkish fıstık.