amendoim

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi, influenced by amêndoa (“almond”). Doublet of mandubi.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽˈduj̃/ [a.mẽˈduɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/

  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im

Noun

amendoim m (plural amendoins) (botany)

  1. Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)
    1. peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)

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