almóndiga

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of albóndiga, presumably influenced by Portuguese almôndega (“meatball”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈmondiɡa/ [alˈmõn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞a]
Rhymes: -ondiɡa
Syllabification: al‧món‧di‧ga

Noun

almóndiga f (plural almóndigas)

Dated form of albóndiga.
Nonstandard form of albóndiga.

Usage notes

First tagged as deprecated in the 23rd edition of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española.

Further reading

“almóndiga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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