Main Entry: pi·ñon

Variant(s): or pin·yon \ˈpin-ˌyōn, -ˌyän, -yən; pin-ˈyōn\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pi·ñons or pin·yons or pi·ño·nes \pin-ˈyō-nēz\

Etymology: American Spanish piñón, from Spanish, pine nut, from piña pinecone, from Latin pinea — more at pineal

Date: 1831

: any of various small pines (as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P. edulis, and P. monophylla) of western North America with edible seeds; also : the edible seed of a piñon