almond

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɑː.mənd/    /ˈɑ(l).mənd/|/ˈæ(l).mənd/|/ˈɔl.mənd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut. countable
  2. The tree that produces almonds. countable
    — 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:; bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits countable,uncountable
  4. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:; Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae countable,uncountable
  5. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:; Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae countable,uncountable
  6. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:; Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae countable,uncountable
  7. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:; Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae countable,uncountable
  8. Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:; Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae countable,uncountable
  9. The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. uncountable
  10. The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. uncountable
  11. Flavour or other characteristics of almond. uncountable
    — I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
  12. Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. countable,uncountable
    — The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.
形容词 adj.
  1. Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

词形变化

almonds plural more almond comparative most almond superlative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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