almond
Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nutBrownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
» I like almonds.
Я люблю миндаль. — odexed
Я люблю миндальные орехи. — marafon
Мені подобається мигдаль. — deniko
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1 sensesBrownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
mandelfarben, mandelfarbig
Examples
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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
more almond, most almond| Comparative | more almond Lesson |
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| Superlative | most almond Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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