pis‧ta‧chi‧o /pəˈstɑːʃiəʊ, pɪˈstɑːʃiəʊ $ pəˈstæʃioʊ/
noun (
plural pistachios)
[countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Italian;
Origin: pistacchio, from Latin, from Greek pistakion, from pistake 'pistachio tree', from Persian pistah]
a small green nut:
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