pistachio

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: pis=ta=chi=o

CIDE DICTIONARY

pistachio, n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. , , fr. Per. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.].

•  The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceæ, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; -- called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily.  [1913 Webster]
•  The small anacardiaceous tree (Pistacia vera), of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut. Called also pistache.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or confection flavored with it.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  Pistachio green.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pistachio, n. (pl. -os)
1 an evergreen tree, Pistacia vera, bearing small brownish-green flowers and ovoid reddish fruit.
2 (in full pistachio nut) the edible pale-green seed of this.
3 a pale green colour.

Etymology

It. pistaccio and Sp. pistacho f. L pistacium f. Gk pistakion f. Pers. pistah