almôndega
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “hazelnut”).[1] Compare Spanish albóndiga.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmõ.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈmõ.de.ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmõ.de.ɡa/ [aʊ̯ˈmõ.de.ɡa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmõ.dɨ.ɡɐ/ [aɫˈmõ.dɨ.ɣɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧môn‧de‧ga
Noun
almôndega f (plural almôndegas)
- (cooking) meatball (ball of minced meat)
References
- Charles Perry (1999-05-05), “Nutty Meatballs”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved December 17, 2015
Further reading
almôndega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt