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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pista
"मुझे बादाम और पिस्ता खाना पसंद है।"
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2 senses- 1
The edible pale green seed of a small tree native to Central Asia, enclosed in a hard beige shell that splits open when ripe.
"She sprinkled crushed pistachios over the homemade vanilla ice cream." - 2
A pale yellowish-green color resembling the hue of a pistachio kernel.
"The living room walls were painted a soft pistachio to brighten the space."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Persian word 'pista', passing through Ancient Greek 'pistakion' and Latin before entering medieval French as 'pistache' and subsequently English in the late 16th century. The term refers both to the small deciduous tree native to Central Asia and the Middle East and its edible, green-kernelled seed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pistachio" is said worldwide
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pistache
Transliteration: pis.taʃ
"Il aime manger des pistaches pendant l'apéritif."
Pistazie
Transliteration: pɪsˈtaːtsi̯ə
"Pistazien sind sehr gesund und lecker."
pistacchio
Transliteration: pisˈtak.kjo
"Il gelato al pistacchio è il mio preferito."
pistacho
Transliteration: pisˈta.tʃo
"Compré una bolsa de pistachos en el mercado."
pistache
Transliteration: piʃˈta.ʃi
"O bolo de pistache ficou delicioso."
पिस्ता
Transliteration: pista
"मुझे बादाम और पिस्ता खाना पसंद है।"
开心果
Transliteration: kāi xīn guǒ
"他一边看电视一边剥开心果。"
피스타치오
Transliteration: piseutachio
"피스타치오는 고소하고 맛있는 견과류입니다."
ピスタチオ
Transliteration: pisutachio
"ピスタチオのアイスクリームを食べました。"
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