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Where does “alfóncigo” come from?

alfóncigo (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic فستق, from Arabic فُسْتَق — pistachio.

alfóncigo (Spanish): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “alfóncigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicفستق—
2Arabicفُسْتَقpistachio
Every word from Arabic فُسْتَق →