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almond¹
- /ˈɑː.mənd/ UK
- /ˈɑ(l).mənd/ US
- /ˈæ(l).mənd/ US
- /ˈɔl.mənd/ US
- /ˈaː(l).mənd/ New Zealand
- /ˈæ.mənd/ Ireland
- [ˈa(ː)mn̩d] Ireland
- /ˈal.mond/ Philippines
- /ˈaː.mənd/ obsolete
- /ˈæ.mənd/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɑːmənd, -ɑːlmənd, -æmənd, -ælmənd
Where it comes from
From Middle English almaunde, from Old French alemande (also amande), from Late Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin beginning with the Arabic definite article Arabic ال (al-). Compare Spanish almóndiga and Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”) from Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla.
Pronunciations with /l/ are likely originally spelling pronunciations; most Early Modern, 18th-century and 19th-century sources give pronunciations without it, although a form with /l/ appears in the 16th-century orthoepist William Bullokar.
noun almonds
- The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- The tree that produces almonds. In early March the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see women gathering them for market.
- bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
- flowering almond (Prunus japonica), an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
- desert almond (Prunus andersonii), a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
- desert range almond or wild almond (Prunus fasciculata), North American shrub in family Rosaceae
- Indian almond or tropical almond (Terminalia catappa), in family Combretaceae
- bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium), in family Proteaceae
- The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
- The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
- Flavour or other characteristics of almond. I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
- Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.
adjective more almond · most almond
- Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
Almond²
Where it comes from
* From the Middle English given name Almund, from the coalescence of Old English Æþelmund (literally “noble protector”) and Ealhmund (literally “temple protector”).
* Variant of Allman (from Old French aleman (“German”) or alemayne (“from Germany”)) and Allmand (from Old French alemaund (“German”)), assimilated after almond by folk etymology.
proper noun Almonds
- A surname. Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician
Almond³
Where it comes from
According to John Reynolds, a historian of the town in New York, it was named for a place in Scotland, not the almond, which would most likely not have been available there then, hence the pronunciation is different.
A native of it, James F. Moore, was the first postmaster of the village in Wisconsin.
proper noun
- A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York, United States.
- A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
Almond⁴
Where it comes from
Altered after almond from earlier Ammon, from Scottish Gaelic Àmain, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Doublet of Avon.
proper noun the Almond
- A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh council area, Scotland, which empties into the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh.
- A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amygdalus communis, prunus amygdalus, prunus dulcis, sweet almond, peeled, shelled, bleached, kernel, blanched, kernels, drupe, seed, nut, almond tree, oval, ellipsoid
Translations
Every language
noun colour
| Português | amêndoa |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Mandelfarbe |
noun nut
| Español | almendra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아몬드 amondeu, 편도 pyeondo |
| 日本語 | アーモンド āmondo, 扁桃 hentō, 巴旦杏 hatankyō |
| 中文 | 杏仁 xìngrén, 扁桃 biǎntáo, 巴旦木 bādànmù, 巴旦杏 bādànxìng |
| हिन्दी | बादाम bādām |
| Kiswahili | lozi |
| Português | amêndoa |
| Français | amande |
| Deutsch | Mandel |
| Italiano | mandorla |
| Ελληνικά | αμύγδαλο amýgdalo |
| Română | migdală |
| Русский | минда́ль mindálʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hạnh nhân |
| العربية | لَوْز lawz, لَوْزَة lawza |
| עברית | שָׁקֵד šāqḗd |
noun tree
| Español | almendro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 扁桃樹 /扁桃树 biǎntáo shù |
| Kiswahili | mlozi |
| Português | amendoeira |
| Français | amandier |
| Deutsch | Mandelbaum |
| Italiano | mandorlo |
| Ελληνικά | αμυγδαλιά amygdaliá |
| Română | migdal |
| Русский | минда́ль mindálʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hạnh đào |
| العربية | لَوْز lawz, لَوْزَة lawza |
| עברית | שָׁקֵד šāqḗd, שְׁקֵדִיָּה šqēḏiyā́ |
adj resembling the colour of an almond nut
| Português | amendoado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | mandelfarben, mandelfarbig |
| العربية | لَوْزِيّ lawziyy |
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