Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) almond (nut of tree of species Prunus amygdalus)
- (feminine) stone; pit (hard seed of a fleshy fruit)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈmẽ.do.ɐ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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