amendoim

Portuguese

Amendoins

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *manuβi

Old Tupi mandubibor.

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μῠγδᾰ́λη (ămŭgdắlē)bor.

Latin amygdala

Vulgar Latin *amandula

Old Galician-Portuguese amendoa

Portuguese amêndoainflu.

Portuguese amendoim

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˈdwĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im

Noun

amendoim m (plural amendoins)

1. peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

   Synonym: mandubi

2. peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)

   Synonym: mandubi

Derived terms

• amendoim-bravo
• amendoim-de-veado
• amendoim-do-maranhão
• amendoim-falso
• amendoim-rajado
• amendoim-rasteiro
• amendoim-roxo
• manteiga de amendoim

Further reading

• “amendoim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “amendoim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “amendoim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “amendoim”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025