পেস্তা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian pstk' (/⁠pistag⁠/), from Old Persian *pistaka. Cognate with Hindustani پستہ / पिस्ता (pistā), Punjabi ਪਿਸਤਾ (pistā), English pistachio.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pest̪a/, [ˈpest̪aˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pest̪a/, [ˈpest̪aˑ]

Noun

পেস্তা • (pesta)

  1. pistachio

Derived terms
  • পেস্তাবাদাম (pestabadam, “pistachio nut”)
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