almond

almond
almond (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. almande, amande, from V.L. *amendla, *amandula, from L. amygdala (pl.), from Gk. amygdalos "an almond tree," of unknown origin, perhaps a Semitic word. Altered in Medieval Latin by influence of amandus "loveable," and acquiring in French an excrescent -l- perhaps from Sp. almendra "almond," which got it via confusion with the Arabic definite article al-, which formed the beginnings of many Spanish words. Applied to eyes shaped like almonds, especially of certain Asiatic peoples, from 1870.

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  • Almond — Alm ond ([aum] m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. amygda lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. [1913 Webster] Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • almond — [ä′mənd; ] also [ am′ənd & al′mənd, ôl′mənd] n. [ME almande < OFr alemande, amande < ML amandola < L amygdala < Gr amygdalē] 1. a) the edible, nutlike kernel of the small, dry, peachlike fruit of a prunus tree (Prunus amygdalus) that… …   English World dictionary

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  • Almond, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 459 Housing Units (2000): 199 Land area (2000): 1.031006 sq. miles (2.670294 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.031006 sq. miles (2.670294 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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