Phrase guide

pine nut

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈpaɪn ˌnʌt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neoza, pignoli, pine kernel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The flavor that results from mixing pineapple and coconut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, uncountable

Examples

  • pine nut soda

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A fan of American actor Chris Pine (born 1980).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pignolia, pinon nut

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible nut

History

Etymology

From Middle English pinnote, pynote, from Old English pīnhnutu (“pinenut”), equivalent to pine + nut. Cognate with Swedish pinjenöt (“pinenut”).

Blend of pineapple + coconut.

Blend of Pine + pine nut, with a pun on nut (“enthusiast, fanatic”).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: farë́ pishë́ — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Arabic: حَبّ صَنَوْبَر (ḥabb ṣanawbar) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Armenian: ֆստըխ (fstəx) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Cahuilla: tevat — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Catalan: pinyó — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 松子 (cung4 zi2) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 松子 (sōngzǐ) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Crimean Tatar: çam fıstığı — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Czech: piniový ořech — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Danish: pinjekerne — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Dutch: pijnboompit — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Estonian: piiniapähkel — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Estonian: piiniaseeme — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Finnish: pinjansiemen — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • French: pignon — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • French: pignon de pin — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • French: pigne — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Galician: piño — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Galician: piñón — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • German: Pinienkern — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Hebrew: צנובר — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Hindi: चिलगोजा (cilgojā) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Hungarian: fenyőmag — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Irish: cnó péine — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Italian: pinolo — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Kaingang: fág — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Korean: 잣 (jat) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Macedonian: пињо́ла (pinjóla) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Māori: painati — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Navajo: neeshchʼííʼ — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Panamint: tüpa — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Persian: دانه کاج (dâne kâj) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Persian: تخم کاج (toxm-e kāj) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Polish: orzeszek piniowy — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Portuguese: pinhão — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Romanian: sămânță de pin — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Romanian: coconari — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Romanian: coconară — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Russian: кедро́вый оре́х (kedróvyj oréx) — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Serbo-Croatian: пѝњо̄л — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Serbo-Croatian: pìnjōl — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Spanish: piñón — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Swahili: njugu ya msonobari — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Swedish: pinjenöt — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Swedish: pinjekärna — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Tagalog: pinyon — edible seeds of evergreen pine
  • Turkish: çam fıstığı — edible seeds of evergreen pine