almond
The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus…The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
» I like almonds.
Я люблю миндаль.
Я люблю миндальные орехи.
Мені подобається мигдаль.
Meaning
12 senses(countable)The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
Mandel
минда́льmindálʹ
мигда́льmyhdálʹ
(countable)The tree that produces almonds.
Mandelbaum
минда́льmindálʹ
мигда́льmyhdálʹ
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
(countable, uncountable)Bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
(countable, uncountable)Flowering almond (Prunus japonica), an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
(countable, uncountable)Desert almond (Prunus andersonii), a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
(countable, uncountable)Desert range almond or wild almond (Prunus fasciculata), North American shrub in family Rosaceae
(countable, uncountable)Indian almond or tropical almond (Terminalia catappa), in family Combretaceae
(countable, uncountable)Bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium), in family Proteaceae
(uncountable)The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
(uncountable)The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
Mandelfarbe
(uncountable)Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
(countable, uncountable)Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
Examples
64 sentencesI like almonds.
Мені подобається мигдаль.
ruЯ люблю миндаль.
I like almonds, but not peanuts.
ruМне нравится миндаль, но не арахис.
Did you eat the rest of the almonds?
Tom grabbed a handful of almonds from the bowl.
This is an almond.
ruЭто миндаль.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *aFrom Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *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.
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Forms
plural: almondsSynonyms
4 synonyms- small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California:sweet almondPrunus dulcisPrunus amygdalusAmygdalus communis
Word family
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