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