almôndega
Portuguese
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic البُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet, gun”), from Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”).[1] Compare Spanish albóndiga.
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