pis|ta|chi|o

pis|ta|chi|o
pis|ta|chi|o «pihs TAH shee oh, -TASH ee-», noun, plural -chi|os, adjective.
–n.
1. a nut with a greenish kernel having a flavor that suggests almond; green almond.
2. the kernel, used for flavoring.
3. the flavor.
4. the small tree that it grows on. It belongs to the cashew family and is a native of western Asia, and is also much grown in southern Europe.
5. a light green with a tinge of yellow.
–adj.
light-green.
╂B>< Old French pistache the tree, and Italian pistacchio the nut, both learned borrowings from Latin pistācium < Greek pistákion < pistákē the pistachio tree]

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