Meanings
- USpluralplural onlypine nuts
- pluralplural onlyA cookie made with pine nuts, a type of amaretto.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Italianpinoli“pine nuts”
- Englishpignoli
From Italian pinoli (“pine nuts”) (by confusion with pignoli (“fussy people”)?).
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