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† ˈpistack, ˈpistake Obs. Anglicized forms of pistachio, chiefly in comb. See also pistick.1591 Percivall Sp. Dict., Alhostigo, alhocigo, pistacke tree. 1639 Horn & Rob. Gate Lang. Unl. xi. §123 Pistakes, services, carobs,..dates. 1658 Phillips, Pistachoes, or Pistack [ed. 1706 Pistake] Nuts.
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pistick
† ˈpistick, n. (a.) Obs. [A deriv. of pistachio (in some of its forms; cf. also pistack), perh. assimilated to fistic, a form of the same word through Arabic. (Possibly confused with prec.)] = pistachio: chiefly in comb.1621 Burton Anat. Mel. ii. ii. i. i, Trallianus discommends figs,..which others ...
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pistachio
pistachio (pɪˈsteɪʃ(ɪ)əʊ, -ˈstɑːʃ(ɪ)əʊ, -ˈstætʃəʊ) Forms: α. 5–7 pistace, 6 pystace, 7–8 pistach, 7– pistache. β. 6 pistaccio, 7 -acio, 7– pistachio, (9 -acchio); also (6 pistinachie), 7 pistachie, -acie, 8 -achee, 7– pistachia. γ. 7–8 pistacho. [The α forms a. OF. pistace (13th c.) and F. pistache ...
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