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almond

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mənd/

The English word “almond” has 13 meanings listed here.

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. bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
  4. flowering almond (Prunus japonica), an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
  5. desert almond (Prunus andersonii), a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
  6. desert range almond or wild almond (Prunus fasciculata), North American shrub in family Rosaceae
  7. Indian almond or tropical almond (Terminalia catappa), in family Combretaceae
  8. bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium), in family Proteaceae
  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.
  12. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.

adjective

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

Etymology

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…

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