pignon

noun

pi·​gnon

ˈpēnˌyän

plural -s

1

: the nutlike seed of any of several pines (as the European stone pine)

2

: physic nut

Word History

Etymology

French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pineon-, pineo, from Latin pineus of the pine

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