amygdala

(Anglès)

  1. (declension-1, feminine) almond tree
  2. (declension-1, feminine) almond
  3. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine) tonsil

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[aˈmyɡ.da.ɫa]
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Sense 3 is likely a semantic loan from Arabic لَوْز (lawz).

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