How to say "almond" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe common word for the almond, covering both the tree and the edible nut; this is what you want in recipes, snacks and everyday conversation.
- 扁桃へんとうnounA kanji name for the almond tree, found in botanical and scientific writing; in medical language the same word refers to the tonsils, so the context must make the sense clear.
- nounA loanword from French for the same nut; less common than アーモンド, it appears mainly in cooking and patisserie vocabulary rather than in everyday speech.
- 巴旦杏はたんきょうnounA kanji name glossed as both 'plum' and 'almond'; that double sense makes it ambiguous, and for the nut it is seldom the word you want — アーモンド is the usual choice.
Use 「アーモンド」 for the nut in ordinary contexts; 扁桃 is a kanji term for the almond tree (and the tonsils in medicine); 「アマンド」 is a French loanword heard mainly in cooking; 巴旦杏 is an ambiguous kanji name.
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