almond

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French almande, from Romanic *amendla (with -l- in French and Spanish, probably by confusion with similar Arabic words), from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɑːmənd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑːlmənd/, IPA: /ˈɑːmənd/, IPA: /æmənd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

almond (countable and uncountable; plural almonds)

1. (countable) A type of tree nut.
2. (countable) A small deciduous tree, Prunus dulcis, that produces almonds.
3. (uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

   almond colour:

4. (uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

   almond colour:

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

almond (comparative more almond, superlative most almond)

1. brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adlmno
• dolman
• old man