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Etymology
From Latin amygdala. Doublet of ametlla and màndorla.
Pronunciation
Noun
amígdala f (plural amígdales)
- amygdala
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of améndoa and mandorla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /aˈmiɡdala/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /aˈmiħdala/
Noun
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
- (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
- (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -iɡdɐlɐ, (Brazil) -idalɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la
Noun
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
- (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
- Synonym: tonsila
- (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)
- Synonyms: amígdala cerebelosa, amígdala cerebelar
- (geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)
Further reading
- “amígdala” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of almendra and mandorla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmiɡdala/
- Rhymes: -iɡdala
- Syllabification: a‧míg‧da‧la
Noun
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
- amygdala
- tonsil
Derived terms
Further reading