: the edible seed of any of several pines compare piñon
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Add pine nuts and fresh parsley.—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026 The dolmades include thin, tender grape leaves enveloping a sweet mixture of rice, pine nuts and herbs.—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Their wedding dinner began with a risotto with zucchini flowers, then a squid ink raviolini with sea bass, followed by a porchetta-style rabbit with olives and pine nuts.—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 While Costco definitely provided more of a luxurious experience with pricey pine nuts, both offered up an entirely respectable hummus bright with lemony tang and smooth, soothing chickpeas.—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pine nut
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of pine nut was
before the 12th century