amendoim

Portuguese

Etymology

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Proto-Tupi-Guarani *manuβi
Old Tupi mandubibor.
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Portuguese amêndoainflu.
Portuguese amendoim

    Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi, influenced by amêndoa (“almond”).[1] Doublet of mandubi.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽ.duˈĩ/ [a.mẽ.dʊˈĩ]

    • Rhymes: -ĩ
    • Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im

    Noun

    amendoim m (plural amendoins)

    1. peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
      Synonym: mandubi
    2. peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)
      Synonym: mandubi

    Derived terms

    • amendoim-bravo
    • amendoim-de-veado
    • amendoim-do-maranhão
    • amendoim-falso
    • amendoim-rajado
    • amendoim-rasteiro
    • amendoim-roxo
    • manteiga de amendoim

    References

    1. ^ Machado, José Pedro (1995), “amendoim”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Etymological dictionary of the Portuguese language] (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I (A–B), Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 230, columns 1–2

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