# mandorla
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/

### Noun

mandorla (plural mandorlas)
* A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
** 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* malandro

## Czech
### Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmandorla]

### Noun

mandorla f
* mandorla

#### Declension
## Galician
### Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa and amígdala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈdɔɾla̝/

### Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
* mandorla

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mandorla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

### Further reading

* “mandorla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* “mandorla” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* mandola

### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈman.dor.la/
* Rhymes: -andorla
* Hyphenation: màn‧dor‧la
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorle, diminutive mandorlina or mandorlétta)
* almond (fruit/nut)

#### Derived terms

* latte di mandorla

#### Related terms

* mandorlato
* mandorlo

#### Descendants

* → English: mandorla
* → Galician: mandorla
* → Polish: mandorla
* → Serbo-Croatian: mandula

### Further reading

* mandorla on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$
* mandorla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* mandorla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* mandarlo

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of migdał.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈdɔrla/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔrla
* Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

### Noun

mandorla f
* (art) mandorla

#### Declension
### Further reading

* mandorla in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/ [mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/ [mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔɻ.la/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la

### Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
* mandorla

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of almendra and amígdala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈdoɾla/ [mãn̪ˈd̪oɾ.la]
* Rhymes: -oɾla
* Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

### Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
* mandorla

### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandel.

### Noun

mandorla c
* mandorla

#### Declension
### Further reading

* mandorla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)