IN GREEK
φιστίκι
fistiki
pistachio; peanut (contextual)
IN TURKISH
fıstık
fıstık
pistachio; peanut; attractive person (colloquial)
WEAR THE WORD
φιστίκι in blue ink and fıstık in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Persian
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish colloquially can refer to an attractive person.
- NOTES
- Sources disagree on direction: this entry gives Turkish to Greek, the Nişanyan check gives Shared from a third language. For the editors to settle.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry φιστίκι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry fıstık www.nisanyansozluk.com
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘φιστίκι / fıstık’, entry 090, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/090-fistiki/. Accessed [day month year].