almôndega
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “hazelnut”).[1] Compare Spanish albóndiga.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧môn‧de‧ga
Noun
almôndega f (plural almôndegas)
References
Further reading
almôndega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt