amígdala

/aˈmiɣðala/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las amígdalas

Meaning

  1. tonsil

    • Me operaron de las amígdalas.

      I had my tonsils removed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

amigdala

amigdala is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tonsil."

Practice

1 What does amígdala mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me operaron de las ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches amígdala?

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