almendra

See also: almendrá

Asturian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin amygdala, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of pre-Greek origin.

Nomen

almendra f (plural almendres)

1. almond

Related terms

• almendral

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Ladino

Nomen

1. almond

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Mirandese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin amygdala, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of pre-Greek origin.

Nomen

almendra f (plural almendras)

1. almond

Derived terms

• almendreira
• almendral

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Spanish

Almendras

Etymology

From Old Spanish almendra (compare Ladino almendra), from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of pre-Greek origin. Doublet of amígdala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmendɾa/ [alˈmẽn̪.d̪ɾa]

Nomen

almendra f (plural almendras)

1. almond (type of tree nut)
2. kernel (central (usually edible) part of a nut)
3. (colloquial) (Spanien) A human head, especially a big one; a melon.

   Ahora que lo pienso, es verdad que tiene buena almendra.

   Now that I think about it, he does have a huge melon.

Derived terms

• almendro
• almendrado
• almendrar

Related terms

• amígdala

Verb

almendra

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of almendrar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of almendrar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001