almôndega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic البُنْدُقَة‎ (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “hazelnut”).[1] Compare Spanish albóndiga.

Pronunciation
 
  • (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)

References
  1. Charles Perry (1999-05-05), “Nutty Meatballs”, in Los Angeles Times‎, retrieved December 17, 2015

Further reading
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