pistacchio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pistacium (possibly through Latin *pistaculum), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion). Of Iranian origin. See also πιστάκη (pistákē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈstak.kjo/
Rhymes: -akkjo
Hyphenation: pi‧stàc‧chio
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Noun

pistacchio m (plural pistacchi)

nut (of a tree, generally)
pistachio (tree and nut)

Descendants

→ Catalan: pistatxo
→ English: pistachio
- → Japanese: ピスタチオ (pisutachio)
- → Korean: 피스타치오 (piseutachio)
- → Malay: pistacio, pistasio
- → Thai: พิสตาชีโอ (pís-dtaa-chí-ôo)
- → Welsh: pistasio
→ Esperanto: pistako

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