English Explanatory Dictionary

almond

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
  2. The tree that produces almonds.
  3. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
  4. bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
  5. Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
  6. Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
  7. Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
  8. Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
  9. Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
  10. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
  11. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
  12. Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
adj
  1. Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
  2. A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
name
  1. 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.
  2. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː.mənd/ /ˈa(l).mn̩d/ /ˈɑ(l).mənd/ /ˈæ(l).mənd/ /ˈɔl.mənd/ en-us-almond.ogg /ˈalməɳɖ/ /ˈɑlməɳɖ/ /ˈal.mond/

Word forms

almond almonds more almond most almond the Almond

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē)bor. ▲ Arabic لَوْز (lawz)sl. Latin amygdala Vulgar Latin *amendlader. Old French almandebor. Middle English almond English almond From 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.

Synonyms

bitter almond

Related words

bitter almond Edmund Osmond

Derived words

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Translations

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܫܓ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ Catalan: ametlla Finnish: mantelinvalkoinen German: Mandelfarbe Irish: dath na halmóinne Malay: badam Norwegian Bokmål: mandelfarge Norwegian Nynorsk: mandelfarge Portuguese: amêndoa Sicilian: mènnula Zazaki: vamrek
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