piñon

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piñon

/ˈpɪnjən/

Sounds like pinion · Rhymes with -ɪnjən

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Borrowed from Spanish piñón.

noun piñons · piñones · pinon · pinyon

countable, uncountable Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine. They planted a few piñons.
Similar: piñon pine
countable, uncountable A pine nut.

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@misc{pin_on_2026,
  title = {piñon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pi%C3%B1on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}