pistachio

• Sustantivo que designa un pequeño árbol originario del sur de Europa y Asia Menor, que produce pequeños frutos secos con cáscara dura, o la semilla comestible de color verde de dicho árbol.

A noun referring to a small tree native to southern Europe and Asia Minor that produces small, hard-shelled nuts, or the edible green kernel of this tree.

1. B1formal

   A small tree native to southern Europe and Asia Minor that produces small, hard-shelled nuts.

   Pistachero

   • The pistachio tree thrives in dry, warm climates.
   • Farmers cultivate pistachio trees in orchards across the Mediterranean.
   • The pistachio tree can live for several hundred years.

2. Edible nutA2formal

   The edible green kernel of the pistachio tree, often eaten as a snack or used in cooking.

   Pistacho (fruto seco)

   • She added crushed pistachios to the cake batter.
   • Pistachio ice cream is a popular dessert flavor.
   • He cracked open a pistachio and ate the green kernel.