festuc

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الفستق (al-fústaq), from Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq, “pistachio”). Doublet of fustet and pistatxo. Compare Spanish alfóncigo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəsˈtuk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fesˈtuk]

• Audio (Central):

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Noun

festuc m (plural festucs)

1. pistachio

   Synonym: pistatxo

2. pistachio tree

   Synonym: pistatxer

Related terms

• fustet

Further reading

• “festuc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.