noun
pistachio
pihs-TA-shee-oh
noun
1
A small tree grown for its edible nut, or the nut itself, which has a hard shell and green kernel.
"She sprinkled crushed pistachios over the ice cream."
2
A pale green colour resembling the nut's kernel.
"The walls were painted a soft pistachio."
How to Use Pistachio
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA green-kernelled nut, or the pale green colour named after it.
Common pairings
pistachio ice cream
pistachio nuts
pistachio green
Word Forms
pistachios plural, pistachioes plural
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Etymology
From Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium, from Greek pistakion, ultimately of Iranian origin — related to Persian peste.