festuc

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفستق (al-fústaq), from Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq, “pistachio”). Doublet of fustet and pistatxo. Compare Spanish alfóncigo.

Pronunciation

Noun

festuc m (plural festucs)

  1. pistachio
    Synonym: pistatxo
  2. pistachio tree
    Synonym: pistatxer

Further reading
  • “festuc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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