amendoim

Portuguese

amendoins

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi, influenced by amêndoa (“almond”). Doublet of mandubi.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽˈduj̃/ [a.mẽˈduɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽˈduj̃/ [a.mẽˈduɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˈdwĩ/

• Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im

Noun

amendoim m (plural amendoins) (botany)

1. Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)
   1. peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)

Derived terms

• manteiga de amendoim

References

• “amendoim”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• NAVARRO, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.
• “amendoim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024