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Ladino
Noun
albóndiga f (Latin spelling, plural albóndigas)
- Alternative form of albondiga
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “the hazelnut”), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Compare Ladino albondiga and Portuguese almôndega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈbondiɡa/
- Rhymes: -ondiɡa
- Syllabification: al‧bón‧di‧ga
Noun
albóndiga f (plural albóndigas)
- meatball
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