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pistachio
[ pi-stash-ee-oh, -stah-shee-oh ]
noun
- the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- the kernel itself, used for flavoring.
- the tree itself.
- pistachio nut flavor.
pistachio
/ pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ /
noun
- an anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia vera, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, with small hard-shelled nuts
- Also calledpistachio nut the nut of this tree, having an edible green kernel
- the sweet flavour of the pistachio nut, used esp in ice creams
adjective
- of a yellowish-green colour
Word History and Origins
Origin of pistachio1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pistachio1
Example Sentences
As for desserts, the most imaginative choice is a riff on shrikhand, sweetened strained yogurt flavored with cardamom and pistachios.
The chain of pistachio modules wends around the facility in the shape of a paper clip, a contortion necessary so that the approximately 450-meter-long accelerator fits in the 150-meter-long tunnel that houses it.
The Guardian spoke to other chefs who’ve used peas, sunchokes, zucchini, and pistachios as avocado replacements.
Avoiding border patrols and 40-year-old mines left over from the Iran-Iraq War, they will slip through terraces of walnuts and almonds, then copses of wild oaks and pistachios.
I bought a bag of pistachios, which are loaded with melatonin, and ate a handful every hour.
If you tend to inhale your food without realizing how much you consumed, opt for nibbles like in-shell pistachio nuts.
Iran's next two exports after oil are carpets and pistachio nuts.
Pistachio nuts are lower in fat, lower in calories, and higher in fiber than most other nuts.
This version is made with rose-water syrup, lending a particularly inviting sweet aroma to the pistachio-filled treats.
Eaten all over India, kulfi comes in such flavors as pistachio, cardamom, mango, and saffron.
Pistachio nuts, which are light green in color, are either chopped or used in halves on chocolates or bonbons.
The colour is green, grey, brown or nearly black, but usually a characteristic shade of yellowish-green or pistachio-green.
The names thallite (from θαλλός, “a young shoot”) and pistacite (from πιστάκια, “pistachio nut”) have reference to the colour.
The oak and the terebinth are sometimes confounded together; but a small kind of the latter produces pistachio nuts.
And of course some of it we will color green, to put green pistachio-nuts on, and pink, to put bits of rose-leaves on.
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