What does amande in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word amande in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amande in French.

The word amande in French means almond, pit, mandorla, bitter almond, dog cockle, yellow nutsedge, nut grass, earth almond, chufa sedge, tiger nut sedge, sweet almond, flaked almond, shelled almond, peeled almond, skinned almond, almond-shaped, marzipan, almond-shaped eyes. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amande

almond

nom féminin (fruit de l'amandier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De petits gâteaux aux amandes accompagnaient le café.
The coffee came with little almond cakes.

pit

nom féminin (graine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est préférable de garder quelques amandes d'abricots pour faire les confitures.
It is a good idea to keep some apricot kernels for making jam.

mandorla

nom féminin (technique (mandorle) (religious art)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce saint est souvent représenté devant une amande.
This saint is often depicted in front of a mandorla.

bitter almond

nom féminin (type d'amande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'amande amère est toxique sous sa forme sauvage.

dog cockle

nom féminin (coquillage bivalve) (mollusk)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

yellow nutsedge, nut grass, earth almond, chufa sedge, tiger nut sedge

nom féminin (plante : souchet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sweet almond

nom féminin (amande non amère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flaked almond

nom féminin (amande émondée en tranche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shelled almond, peeled almond, skinned almond

nom féminin (amande sans sa coque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

almond-shaped

locution adjectivale (yeux : allongés)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

marzipan

nom féminin (massepain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À Noël, on déguste beaucoup de pâte d'amande.

almond-shaped eyes

nom masculin pluriel (yeux allongés)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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