almendras
See also: almendrás
Old Spanish
Noun
almendras f pl
- plural of almendra
Spanish
Noun
almendras f pl
- plural of almendra
Verb
almendras
- second-person singular present indicative of almendrar
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almendras, plural of almendra, from Old Spanish almendra, from Vulgar Latin *amendla, *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of Pre-Greek origin.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈmendɾas/ [ʔɐlˈmɛn̪.d̪ɾɐs]
- Rhymes: -endɾas
- Syllabification: al‧men‧dras
- Homophone: Almendras
Noun
almendras (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)
- almond tree (Prunus amygdalus)
- almond (nut)
- 1962, Pakikipagsulatan ni Rizal sa kanyang mga kasambahay, 1876-1896:
- Isang manlalakbay na nakasakay sa isang kamelyo at dalawang makisig na kabayong Arabe. Ang isa sa mga ito, na sinasakyan ng isang tauhan ng Aduwana ay nakatatawag ng pansin ng lahat. Dito'y nakatikim ako ng sereso, albarikoke, at almendras.
- One traveler riding a camel and two robust Arabic horses. One of these, which was ridden by a Customs worker, was catching everyone's attention. Here I was able to taste cherry, apricot, and almond.