"piñon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪnjən/ Forms: piñons [plural], piñones [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnjən Etymology: From Spanish piñón. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|piñón}} Spanish piñón Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|es}} piñon (countable and uncountable, plural piñons or piñones)
  1. (uncountable, countable) Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Nuts, Pines Synonyms (North American pines): piñon pine
    Sense id: en-piñon-en-noun-fSU840N2 Disambiguation of Nuts: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pines: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'North American pines': 98 2
  2. (countable, uncountable) A pine nut. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-piñon-en-noun-1zsT1IVM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pinon, pinyon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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