amande

See also: amandé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French almande, from Vulgar Latin *amend(u)la, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Doublet of amygdale and mandorle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɑ̃d/

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• Homophones: amandes, amendes, amendent, amende

Noun

amande f (plural amandes)

1. almond (the nut)

Related terms

• amandier

Further reading

• “amande”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• amenda
• manade

Latin

Participle

amande

1. vocative masculine singular of amandus