HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pistachio
/pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/
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pih-STASH-ee-oh: stress STASH.
In pih-STASH-ee-oh, ch has a sh sound. Keep the first vowel short and let the final ee flow into oh without giving either the main beat.
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“She chose a scoop of pistachio ice cream.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does pistachio mean?
noun
- A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
- The nutlike fruit of this tree.
- A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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