almôndega

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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)

  1. (cooking) meatball (ball of minced meat)

References

  1. ^ Charles Perry (1999 May 5) “Nutty Meatballs”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], retrieved December 17, 2015

Further reading

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