almóndiga

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of albóndiga, presumably influenced by Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmondiɡa/ [alˈmõn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -ondiɡa
• Syllabification: al‧món‧di‧ga

Noun

almóndiga f (plural almóndigas)

1. Dated form of albóndiga.
2. Nonstandard form of albóndiga.

Usage notes

• First tagged as deprecated in the 23rd edition of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española.

Further reading

• “almóndiga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10