améndoa

See also: amêndoa

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amendoa, from Vulgar Latin *amandula, *amyndula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Doublet of amígdala and mandorla.

    Cognate with Portuguese amêndoa and Spanish almendra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈmendoa/ [aˈmẽn̪.d̪o.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -endoa
    • Hyphenation: a‧mén‧do‧a

    Noun

    améndoa f (plural améndoas)

    1. almond (nut)

    References

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