almond

CEFRB1

/ˈɑː.mənd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small edible nut with a hard shell and brown skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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

Examples

  • I read about almond paste containing carcinogens.

  • I sure wouldn't mind a sip of some fine almond liqueur right now.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈa(l).mn̩d/
  • /ˈal.mond/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The tree that produces almonds.

  2. The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.

  3. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:

More examples

In context

  • Tom put some almond milk in his coffee.

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

  • Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.