pignoli
noun
pi·gno·li pēn-ˈyō-lē 
variants or pignolia
pēn-ˈyō-lē-ə
plural pignoli or pignolis or pignolia or pignolias
: pine nut
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These also qualify as tree nuts: almonds, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, chestnuts, beechnuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, pine nuts (pinon or pignoli) and gingko nuts. 
Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2019 After hen-of-the-woods-and-pignoli salad and brick chicken, Gary Clark Jr. took the stage. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 Think: slow-roasted duck hash, chicken salad sandwiches, and ricotta and pignoli salad. Ali Francis, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 INGREDIENTS: 3 tsp olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts (pignoli)1 lb penne pasta3 large cloves garlic, slivered1 1/4 lb red Swiss chard (or a mix of white-, yellow- and red-stemmed chards), stems cut in 1-in. Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 27 Sep. 2007
Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2019 After hen-of-the-woods-and-pignoli salad and brick chicken, Gary Clark Jr. took the stage. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 Think: slow-roasted duck hash, chicken salad sandwiches, and ricotta and pignoli salad. Ali Francis, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018 INGREDIENTS: 3 tsp olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts (pignoli)1 lb penne pasta3 large cloves garlic, slivered1 1/4 lb red Swiss chard (or a mix of white-, yellow- and red-stemmed chards), stems cut in 1-in. Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 27 Sep. 2007 Word History
Etymology
pignoli from Italian, plural of pignolo, pinolo, from pigna, pina pine cone, from Latin pinea; pignolia perhaps modification of pignoli — more at pineal
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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