ფისტა

Georgian

Etymology

Presumably from Persian پسته‎ (pesta).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰistʼa/
  • Hyphenation: ფის‧ტა

Noun

ფისტა • (pisṭa) (plural ფისტები)

  1. pistachio
    Synonym: ფისტაშკა (pisṭašḳa) (informal)

Usage notes

Although considered to be the proper term, ფისტა (pisṭa) is considerably rarer in everyday usage than the 'barbarism' ფისტაშკა (pisṭašḳa). Cf. სათლი (satli) vs. ვედრო (vedro).

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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