pine nut
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Pine nuts.
English
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Etymology
From Middle English pinnote, pynote, from Old English pīnhnutu (“pinenut”), equivalent to pine + nut. Cognate with Swedish pinjenöt (“pinenut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pine nut (countable and uncountable, plural pine nuts)
- The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.
- Synonyms: neoza, pine kernel, pignoli
- (South Africa, uncountable) The flavor that results from mixing pineapple and coconut.
- pine nut soda
Derived terms
Translations
edible seeds of evergreen pine
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