piñon

[ pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn; Spanish pee-nyawn ]

/ ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn; Spanish piˈnyɔn /

noun, plural pi·ñons, Spanish pi·ño·nes [pee-nyaw-nes]. /piˈnyɔ nɛs/.

Also pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.

Also called piñon nut . the seed.

Origin of piñon

1825–35, Americanism;<Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone

Words nearby piñon

pinochle, pinocyte, pinocytose, pinocytosis, pinole, piñon, pin one's heart on, pin one's hopes on, piñon jay, pinosome, Pinot

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Example sentences from the Web for piñon

The village and forest of Pinon were captured, and the hamlet of Pargny-Filain.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various
Ladue's was an old ranch on the river, around which the town of Pinon had for twenty years been slowly growing.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop|Hamlin Garland
They gathered a capful of the pinon cones—the seeds of which Lucien knew how to prepare by parching and pounding.
The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid
Ay, and you shall have a half peck of pinon nuts for your supper, I promise you.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid

In the spring of one year two old men came up into the Canyon of Pinon Pines.
Good Stories For Great Holidays|Frances Jenkins Olcott

Idioms and Phrases with piñon

pin on

Attribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of “attach.” [First half of 1900s]

单词	piñon
释义	piñon [ pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn; Spanish pee-nyawn ] / ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn; Spanish piˈnyɔn / noun, plural pi·ñons, Spanish pi·ño·nes [pee-nyaw-nes]. /piˈnyɔ nɛs/. Also pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds. Also called piñon nut . the seed. Origin of piñon 1825–35, Americanism;<Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone Words nearby piñon pinochle, pinocyte, pinocytose, pinocytosis, pinole, piñon, pin one's heart on, pin one's hopes on, piñon jay, pinosome, Pinot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piñon The village and forest of Pinon were captured, and the hamlet of Pargny-Filain. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)\|Various Ladue's was an old ranch on the river, around which the town of Pinon had for twenty years been slowly growing. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop\|Hamlin Garland They gathered a capful of the pinon cones—the seeds of which Lucien knew how to prepare by parching and pounding. The Boy Hunters\|Captain Mayne Reid Ay, and you shall have a half peck of pinon nuts for your supper, I promise you. The Lone Ranche\|Captain Mayne Reid In the spring of one year two old men came up into the Canyon of Pinon Pines. Good Stories For Great Holidays\|Frances Jenkins Olcott Idioms and Phrases with piñon pin on Attribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of “attach.” [First half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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