almôndega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Compare Spanish albóndiga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈmõ.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈmõ.de.ɡɐ]

• (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)

1. (cooking) meatball (ball of minced meat)