amendoim

Portuguese

amendoins

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽ.duˈĩ/ [a.mẽ.dʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /a.mẽˈdwĩ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/, /a.mẽ.duˈĩ/ [a.mẽ.dʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /a.mẽˈdwĩ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mẽ.doˈĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mẽˈdwĩ/

• Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im

Noun

amendoim m (plural amendoins) (botany)

1. Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)
   1. peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)

Derived terms

• manteiga de amendoim

References

• “amendoim” in Aulete Digital.
• NAVARRO, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.