chilgoza

English

Etymology

From Persian چلغوزه (čelġuze), from چهل (čehel, “forty”) + غوزه (ġuze, “nut”).

Noun

chilgoza (plural chilgozas)

  1. A pine of species of Pinus gerardiana, native to the northwestern Himalayas.
  2. An edible pine nut of Pinus gerardiana.

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