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pistak
Persian · ancient
"pistachio nut"
the pistachio tree and its nut
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pistakion
Greek · ancient
"pistachio nut"
adapted from Persian for the same nut
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pistacchio
Italian · medieval
"pistachio nut"
carried into Italian trade vocabulary for the nut
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pistachio
English · 1500s
"a small green edible nut"
settled as the English word for the green nut
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