almondigas

See also: almóndigas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almundigas, albundigas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almóndigas, plural of almóndiga, a variant of albóndiga, from Arabic الْبُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmondiˈɡas/, [ʔɐl.mon.dɪˈɣas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: al‧mon‧di‧gas

Noun

almondigás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. meatball

   Synonym: bola-bola

Further reading

• “almondigas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “almondigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018