manduleîna

Istriot

Alternative forms

• mandulèina

Etymology

From a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Compare Italian mandorla, Friulian mandule.

Noun

manduleîna f

1. almond
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:

     Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.

     You are the sugared almond.