Amygdalate
/ˌæmɪɡˈdeɪt/noun
To treat or flavor with almonds, or to make into an almond-like form or compound.
Did you know?Amygdalate comes from the almond root *amygdal-*; that same ancient word also gave English the *amygdala*, named for its almond-like shape in the brain.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
amygdálē
“almond”
Late Latin
Latin
amygdala
“almond”
Middle English
English
amygdalle / amygdale
“almond; almond-shaped structure”
18th–19th Century
English
amygdalate
“to prepare or treat with almonds; to make almond-like”
Modern English
English
amygdalate
“a rare word meaning to flavor, treat, or render almond-like”
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