almond

== English == === 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 Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.mənd/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈa(l).mn̩d/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ(l).mənd/, /ˈæ(l).mənd/, /ˈɔl.mənd/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈalməɳɖ/, /ˈɑlməɳɖ/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈal.mond/ === Noun === almond (countable and uncountable, plural almonds) (countable) The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut. Hyponyms: bitter almond, sweet almond (countable) The tree that produces almonds. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts: bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae Synonym: bitter almond (uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. (uncountable) The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. (uncountable) Flavour or other characteristics of almond. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === almond (comparative more almond, superlative most almond) Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. ==== Translations ==== === See also === bitter almond Appendix:Colors === References === === Further reading === almond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Prunus amygdalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Dolman, Old Man, oldman, Mondal, dolman, Moland, Oldman, old-man, Lamond, Maldon, old man == Middle English == === Alternative forms === almaund, almound, almand, alemaunde === Etymology === From Old French almande. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈmɔnd/, /alˈmau̯nd/, /alˈmand/, /alˈmɔu̯nd/ === Noun === almond (plural almondes) An almond (tree nut) c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, volume I, OCLC 374760, page 11: 1962 (quoting 1381 text), Hans Kurath & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., Middle English Dictionary, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-01044-8, page 1242: An almond tree (Prunus dulcis) An object that resembles an almond in physical form. ==== Derived terms ==== almaunden ==== Descendants ==== English: almond Scots: almond ==== References ==== “alma(u)nde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.