pignoli

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noun

pine nuts

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounpignoli pl (plural only)
  1. USpluralplural onlypine nuts
  2. pluralplural onlyA cookie made with pine nuts, a type of amaretto.

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Origin

  1. Italianpinoli“pine nuts”
  2. Englishpignoli

From Italian pinoli (“pine nuts”) (by confusion with pignoli (“fussy people”)?).

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