migdalo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Polish migdał, from Latin amygdalum, ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μῠγδᾰ́λη (ămŭgdắlē, “almond, peach stone”). Compare Italian amigdala, Russian минда́ль (mindálʹ), Yiddish מאַנדל (mandl). Doublet of amigdalo.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [miɡˈdalo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: mig‧da‧lo

Noun

migdalo (accusative singular migdalon, plural migdaloj, accusative plural migdalojn)

1. almond

Derived terms

• migdallakto (“almond milk”)