mandorla

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/

Noun

mandorla (plural mandorlas)

  1. A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
    • 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:
      In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.

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Czech

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandle.

Pronunciation

Noun

mandorla f

  1. mandorla

Declension

Galician

A mandorla illustrates the Historia Turpini of the Codex Calixtinus

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa and amígdala.

Pronunciation

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.dor.la/
  • Rhymes: -andorla
  • Hyphenation: màn‧dor‧la
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Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorle, diminutive mandorlina or mandorlétta)

  1. almond (fruit/nut)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: mandorla
  • Galician: mandorla
  • Polish: mandorla
  • Serbo-Croatian: mandula

Further reading

  • mandorla on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • mandorla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • mandorla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of migdał.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdɔr.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f

  1. (art) mandorla

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of almendra and amígdala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdoɾla/
  • Rhymes: -oɾla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandel.

Noun

mandorla c

  1. mandorla

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