pignoli

noun

pi·​gno·​li pēn-ˈyō-lē How to pronounce pignoli (audio)
variants or pignolia
plural pignoli or pignolis or pignolia or pignolias

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These also qualify as tree nuts: almonds, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, chestnuts, beechnuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, pine nuts (pinon or pignoli) and gingko nuts. Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2019 After hen-of-the-woods-and-pignoli salad and brick chicken, Gary Clark Jr. took the stage. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 Think: slow-roasted duck hash, chicken salad sandwiches, and ricotta and pignoli salad. Ali Francis, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 INGREDIENTS: 3 tsp olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts (pignoli) 1 lb penne pasta 3 large cloves garlic, slivered 1 1/4 lb red Swiss chard (or a mix of white-, yellow- and red-stemmed chards), stems cut in 1-in. Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 27 Sep. 2007

Word History

Etymology

pignoli from Italian, plural of pignolo, pinolo, from pigna, pina pine cone, from Latin pinea; pignolia perhaps modification of pignoli — more at pineal

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pignoli was in 1893

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“Pignoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pignoli. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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