Wordwyrt

almond

/ˈɒmənd/O-muhnd
/ˈɑmənd/AH-muhnd

Meaningalmond

Common meaning: an edible nut or its tree

Journey through time

  1. Latinamygdala‘almond’source
  2. Old Frenchamende‘later amande’source
  3. Middle Englishandsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftslater amande → an edible nut or its treealmond‘an edible nut or its tree’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin amygdala ‘almond’.

Roots

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app