almendro

noun

al·​men·​dro

alˈmen(ˌ)drō,

äl-

plural -s

: malabar almond

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish almond tree, modification of (assumed) Vulgar Latin amyndulus, alteration of Late Latin amygdalus, from Greek amygdalos, from amygdalē almond

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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