amígdala

From Latin amygdala. Doublet of ametlla and màndorla.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmiɡ.də.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmiɡ.da.la]
• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

amígdala f (plural amígdales)

1. amygdala

Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of améndoa and mandorla.

• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

• “amígdala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

• amídala (Brazil)
• amygdala (pre-reform spelling)

Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -iɡdɐlɐ, (Brazil) -idalɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)

   Synonym: tonsila

2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

   Synonyms: amígdala cerebelosa, amígdala cerebelar

3. (geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)

• “amígdala” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of almendra and mandorla.

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡdala/ [aˈmiɣ̞.ð̞a.la]

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• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Syllabification: a‧míg‧da‧la

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. amygdala
2. tonsil

• “amígdala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024