pine nut

noun

: the edible seed of any of several pines compare piñon

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For an alternative to pine nuts, consider using less-pricey walnuts, pistachios, almonds or cashews. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 12 July 2025 Elements from the grill factor into almost every dish, from a tartare of beets and tomatoes with horseradish to roasted squash agnolotti with morels and pine nuts. Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Consider sprinkling them onto toast, tossing them into your favorite salad, mixing them into guacamole, or subbing them in for pine nuts in pesto, Michalczyk suggests. Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025 Blend pine nuts in homemade hummus Pine nuts go well in both raw and cooked tomato dishes. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pine nut

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pine nut was before the 12th century

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“Pine nut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20nut. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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