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75 words
French word
pistachier
Pronunciation
IPA/pistaʃje/
Meaning
- masculine nounpistachio tree
Example
Nous avons planté un pistachier dans le jardin.
We planted a pistachio tree in the garden.
More examples
Le pistachier est en fleurs au printemps.
The pistachio tree is in bloom in spring.
Core concept
A low Mediterranean fruit tree with branched limbs carrying small, hard-shelled nuts.
Similar words
pistache: A green nut eaten without its shell.
Definition in French
Arbre fruitier qui produit la noix appelée pistache, souvent cultivé dans les régions méditerranéennes.
Word origin
French formed pistachier from pistache with the productive suffix -ier, while pistache ultimately comes from Latin pistacia and Greek pistákion.
Usage tips
- Pistachier is masculine, as in un pistachier, whereas the nut is feminine: une pistache.