pistachio
UK/pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ//pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/
pistachio noun: a deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
Noun
pistachio (countable and uncountable, plural pistachios or pistachioes)
- A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
- The nutlike fruit of this tree.
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- Synonyms:
- pista
- A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.
- Synonyms:
- pistachio green
pistachio meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pistachio in Hindi
- tree
- पिस्ता pistā
- fruit
- पिस्ता pistā
pistachio in Tamil
- tree
- பிஸ்தா மரம் pistā maram
- fruit
- பிஸ்தா pistā
pistachio in Marathi
- tree
- पिस्ता pistā
- fruit
- पिस्ता pistā
pistachio in Urdu
- tree
- پستہ pistā
- fruit
- پستہ pistā
More languagesFewer languages
- pistachio in Bengali
- পেস্তা pesta
- pistachio in Kannada
- ಪಿಸ್ತಾ pistā
- pistachio in Punjabi
- ਪਿਸਤਾ pistā
- pistachio in Gujarati
- પિસ્તા pistā
- pistachio in Pashto
- پسته pistá
- pistachio in Tagalog
- pistatso, alponsigo
- pistachio in Arabic
- فُسْتُق fustuq, فُسْتُق حَلَبِيّ fustuq ḥalabiyy
- pistachio in Malay
- pistacio, pistasio, pokok kacang cerdik, kacang cerdik
- pistachio in Indonesian
- badam hijau, pohon fustuk, pistasio, kacang fustuk
- pistachio in Persian
- پسته peste
- pistachio in Thai
- พิสตาชีโอ pís-dtaa-chí-ôo
- pistachio in Vietnamese
- cây dẻ cười, cây hồ trăn, hạt dẻ cười, hạt hồ trăn
- Sindhi
- پستو pisto
Examples of pistachio in a sentence
- There are many sorts of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more.
- Lightly toast the pistachios in a pan (if you use activated pistachios, skip this step).
- Whatever you do, do not eat the free pistachio ice cream.
Synonyms of pistachio
Forms of pistachio
| plural | pistachios |
|---|---|
| plural | pistachioes |
| alternative form (dated) | pistacchio |
| alternative form (archaic) | pistache |
Origin of pistachio
From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin. Compare Middle English pistace (from Middle French pistace, pistache), Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq), Turkish fıstık.
Words formed from pistachio
- Chinese pistachio
- ground pistachio
- pistachioed
- pistachio nut
Phrases with pistachio
Questions about pistachio
- What does pistachio mean?
- Pistachio means a deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
- What is pistachio in Hindi?
- Pistachio in Hindi is पिस्ता (pistā). See Pistachio meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pistachio?
- Pistachio is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pistachio?
- Pistachio is pronounced /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pistachio?
- The plural of pistachio is pistachios.
Words near pistachio in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pistachio (page history and authors); পেস্তা (Bengali) (page history and authors); پسته (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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