amendoim
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Tupi mandubi.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧men‧do‧im
Noun
editamendoim m (plural amendoins) (botany)
- Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)
- peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “amendoim” in Aulete Digital.
- NAVARRO, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.