Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pistachio

/pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: pis-ta-chio
IPA: /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We topped ours with pistachio and mint, but this pudding is typically decorated with aromatic jasmine blossoms, a floral nod to summer’s end."

Etymology

Etymology tree Iraniander. Ancient Greek πιστάκη (pistákē) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek πιστάκῐον (pistákĭon)bor. Latin pistacium Italian pistacchiobor. English 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.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: pistacchio, pistācium, πιστάκιον, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/
British English: /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pistachios (plural) pistachioes (plural) pistacchio (alternative, dated) pistache (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

pistachioed

Phrases

Chinese pistachio ground pistachio pistachio nut

Synonyms

pista pistachio green pistachio nut pistacia vera pistachio tree

Rhymes With

mustachio

Questions

How do you pronounce pistachio?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/.
What does pistachio mean?: A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
Where does pistachio come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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