alfóncigo

Spanish

Alternative forms

alfónsigo, alhócigo

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الفستق‎ (al-fústaq), from Arabic فُسْتَق‎ (fustaq, “pistachio”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈfonθiɡo/, [alˈfõn̟θiɣo]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈfonsiɡo/, [alˈfõnsiɣo]

Noun

alfóncigo m (plural alfóncigos)

pistachio (tree)
Synonym: pistachero
pistachio (nut)
Synonym: pistacho

Further reading

“alfóncigo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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