albóndiga

== Ladino == === Noun === albóndiga f (plural albóndigas) alternative form of albondiga == Spanish == === Alternative forms === almóndiga (obsolete or nonstandard) === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “the hazelnut”), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Compare Ladino albondiga and Portuguese almôndega. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbondiɡa/ [alˈβ̞õn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -ondiɡa Syllabification: al‧bón‧di‧ga === Noun === albóndiga f (plural albóndigas) meatball ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: albóndiga === Further reading === “albóndiga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025