amygdale

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
2 French
3 Latin
- 3.1 Noun

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

amygdale

(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misspelling of amygdala.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin amygdala (“almond”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /a.mi.dal/, /a.miɡ.dal/

Noun[edit]

amygdale f (plural amygdales)

(anatomy) tonsil

Further reading[edit]

“amygdale” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

amygdale

vocative singular of amygdalus

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