Etymology

piñon

Today it means: Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine. Full definition →

Spanish piñón
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompiñón
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompiñón
  3. English todaypiñon

Borrowed from Spanish piñón.

Words from the same roots

Spanishpiñón all →

piñon pine

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