PIÑON Definition & Meaning

�辱ñ�ǲ�

[ pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn; Spanish pee-nyawn ]

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noun

plural �辱ñ�ǲ�s, Spanish �辱ñ�ǲ�es

Also Also called pinyon pine, any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
Also called piñon nut. the seed.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of �辱ñ�ǲ�¹

1825–35, Americanism; < Spanish �辱ñó��, derivative of �辱ñ�� pine cone

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New Mexico’s �辱ñ�ǲ� and juniper trees — and chiles.

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Piñon trees — the hardy pine of New Mexico — line the foothills.

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Firefighters are focusing mainly on the northwest portion of the blaze, which continues to be the most active, in order to protect the communities of Big Pines and Pinon Hills.

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One of them, a Pinon Hills resident named Joel who declined to give his last name, said the Bridge fire was the first time in more than 20 years that he felt the need to leave.

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Jennifer Garnier’s and Angela Toft’s home in Piñon Hills was flooded by rainwater in February 2019.

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