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almond

noun

  1. edible seed of the almond tree
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mənd/ / /ˈa(l).mn̩d/ / /ˈɑ(l).mənd/

adj

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.

  1. Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

name

Etymology: Altered after almond from earlier Ammon, from Scottish Gaelic Àmain, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Doublet of Avon.

  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.

noun

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.

  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.

    “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.”

  3. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
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  9. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
  10. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
  11. Flavour or other characteristics of almond.

    “I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.”

  12. 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.”