Meaning
pine nut
- The edible seed of a pine tree, commonly used in cooking.
In a sentence
I pinoli sono un ingrediente fondamentale per il vero pesto genovese.
Pine nuts are an essential ingredient for authentic Genoese pesto.
Tosta leggermente i pinoli in padella prima di aggiungerli all'insalata.
Lightly toast the pine nuts in a pan before adding them to the salad.
Ci sono dei pinoli in questo dolce?
Are there any pine nuts in this dessert?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pinolo | masculine · singular |
| pinoli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually encountered in the plural ('pinoli'), notably as a key ingredient in pesto.