al‧mond /ˈɑːmənd $ ˈɑː-, ˈæ-, ˈæl-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: almande, from Late Latin amandula, from Greek amygdale]
a flat pale nut with brown skin that tastes sweet, or the tree that produces these nuts:
Stir in the ground almonds and egg. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲