different between pistachio vs pistick

English

Etymology

From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pist?cium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (pistákion), from ??????? (pisták?, “pistachio tree”). Of Iranian origin. Compare Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian ????? (pista), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian ?????? (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic ????? (fustuq), Turkish f?st?k.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?s?tæ?i.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?s?tæ?io?/, /p?s?t??io?/

Noun

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

Derived terms

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

Translations

Further reading

• pistachio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• pastichio

English

Etymology

Alteration of pistachio.

Noun

pistick (plural pisticks)

1. (obsolete, sometimes attributive) A pistachio nut.
   • , II.ii.1.1:

     Trallianus discommends figs, Salvianus olives and capers, which others especially like of, and so of pistick nuts.