amêndoa

See also: améndoa

Galician

Noun

amêndoa f (plural amêndoas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of améndoa

Further reading

  • “amêndoa”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmẽ.do.ɐ/, /aˈmẽ.du.ɐ/ [aˈmẽ.dʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈmẽ.dwɐ/

    • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ẽduɐ, -ẽdwɐ
    • Hyphenation: a‧mên‧do‧a

    Noun

    amêndoa f (plural amêndoas, diminutive amendoazinha)

    1. almond (nut of tree of species Prunus amygdalus)
    2. stone; pit (hard seed of a fleshy fruit)
      Synonym: caroço

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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