pistachio

From Italian pistacchio (1590s)[1], from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”). Of Iranian origin. Compare Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته‎ (pista/peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/, /pɪsˈtɑʃioʊ/

pistachio (plural pistachios or pistachioes)

1. A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
2. The nutlike fruit of this tree.
3. (color) A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.

   Synonym: pistachio green

   pistachio colour:  

• Chinese pistachio (Pistachia chinensis)
• ground pistachio (Arachis hypogaea)

• pistachio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• pastichio