manduleîna

Istriot

Alternative forms
  • mandulèina

Etymology

From a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē). Compare Italian mandorla, Friulian mandule.

Noun

manduleîna f

  1. almond
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 29:
      Ti son la manduleîna inzucherada.
      You are the sugared almond.
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