almond
UK/ˈɑː.mənd/
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New Zealand/ˈa(l).mn̩d/
almond noun: the seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
Noun
almond (countable and uncountable, plural almonds)
- The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- The tree that produces almonds.
- In early March the almonds are in flower, delicately pink, and there are washes of bright daffodils beneath the orchard trees; you can see women gathering them for market.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 3
- bitter almond. of variety Prunus amygdalus var. amara, (syn. Prunus dulcis var. amara), that only produces bitter fruits
- flowering almond (Prunus japonica), an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
- desert almond (Prunus andersonii), a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
- desert range almond or wild almond (Prunus fasciculata), North American shrub in family Rosaceae
- Indian almond or tropical almond (Terminalia catappa), in family Combretaceae
- bitter almond (Brabejum stellatifolium), in family Proteaceae
- The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
- The colour of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
- Flavour or other characteristics of almond.
- I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.
- Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
- The next set are shorter, and are more contracted or acuminated at their posterior end, where they are contiguous to the almonds or tonsils.1828, David Craigie, Elements of General and Pathological Anatomy
Adjective
almond (comparative more almond, superlative most almond)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Almond
Almond (plural Almonds)
- A surname.
- Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Almond
Almond
- A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
- A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Almond
the Almond
- A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh council area, Scotland, which empties into the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh.
- A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.
almond meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
almond in Hindi
- nut
- बादाम bādām
almond in Tamil
- nut
- பாதாம் பருப்பு pātām paruppu
- tree
- வாதுமை vātumai
almond in Marathi
- nut
- बदाम badāma
almond in Urdu
- nut
- بادام bādām
- tree
- بادام bādām
More languagesFewer languages
- almond in Bengali
- বাদাম badam
- almond in Telugu
- బాదము bādamu, బాదాము bādāmu
- almond in Malayalam
- വാതാമം vātāmaṁ, ബദാം badāṁ
- almond in Kannada
- ಬಾದಾಮಿ bādāmi
- almond in Punjabi
- ਬਦਾਮ badām
- almond in Gujarati
- બદામ badām
- almond in Odia
- ବାଦାମ bādāma, ପେସ୍ତାବାଦାମ pestābādāma
- almond in Sanskrit
- बादाम bādāma
- almond in Assamese
- বাদাম badam
- almond in Nepali
- बदाम् badām
- almond in Pashto
- بادام bādā́m
- almond in Tagalog
- pili, almón, almon
- almond in Arabic
- لَوْز lawz, لَوْزَة lawza
- almond in Malay
- badam, pokok badam
- almond in Indonesian
- buah badam
- almond in Persian
- بادام bâdâm, لوز lowz
- almond in Thai
- อัลมอนด์ al-mɔ̂n, หูกวาง hǔu-gwaang
- almond in Vietnamese
- hạnh nhân, hạnh đào
- almond in Myanmar
- ဗာဒံ badam
- Sindhi
- بادامي bādāme
Examples of almond in a sentence
- The fruits of the pea, cherry, and almond are monocarpellary.
- For dessert, there's cherry Bakewell tart with almond frosting and caramelised pecans.
- The world’s foremost almond brand is teaming up with the swiciest hot honey-maker around.
Forms of almond
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | almonds |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more almond |
| superlative | most almond |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Almonds |
Origin of almond
From Middle English almond, almaund, from Old French almande, amande, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin. Influenced by amandus and by many European words of Arabic origin beginning with the Arabic definite article Arabic ال (al-). Compare Spanish almóndiga and Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”) from Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (“hazelnut al-bunduqa”). Doublet of amygdala, amygdale, and mandorla.
* From the Middle English given name Almund, from the coalescence of Old English Æþelmund (literally “noble protector”) and Ealhmund (literally “temple protector”). * Variant of Allman (from Old French aleman (“German”) or alemayne (“from Germany”)) and Allmand (from Old French alemaund (“German”)), assimilated after almond by folk etymology.
According to John Reynolds, a historian of the town in New York, it was named for a place in Scotland, not the almond, which would most likely not have been available there then, hence the pronunciation is different. A native of it, James F. Moore, was the first postmaster of the village in Wisconsin.
Words formed from almond
- Almondbank
- Glenalmond
- activate someone's almonds
- almond aphid
- almond blossom
- almond butter
- almond-butter
- almondesque
- almond eye
- almond-eyed
- almond furnace
- almond-furnace
- almond green
- almondine
- almond lace bug
- almond-leaved willow
- almondless
- almondlike
- almond milk
- almondmilk
- almond-milk
- almond mom
- almond moth
- almond oil
- almond paste
- almond pink
- almond potato
- almond rocks
- almond-shaped
- almond tofu
- almond tree
- almond willow
- almondwood
- almondy
- Bengal almond
- bitter almond
- blanched almond
- burnt almond
- country almond
- dwarf Russian almond
- earth almond
- flowering almond
- green almond
- ground almond
- Indian almond
- Java almond
- Johnstone River almond
- Jordan almond
- Malabar almond
- Russian almond
- sugared almond
- sweet almond
- Texas almond cherry
- tropical almond
- wood almond
Phrases with almond
Questions about almond
- What does almond mean?
- Almond means the seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.
- What is almond in Hindi?
- Almond in Hindi is बादाम (bādām). See Almond meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is almond?
- Almond can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce almond?
- Almond is pronounced /ˈɑː.mənd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of almond?
- The plural of almond is almonds.
Words near almond in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: almond (page history and authors); Almond (page history and authors); ബദാം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); બદામ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); बदाम् (Nepali) (page history and authors); بادام (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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