Accordamandes
les amandes
almonds
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How do you say amandes in French?
How do you pronounce amandes in French?
amandes is pronounced /le amɑ̃d/ in French.
Example sentences
L'amande douce est délicieuse dans les pâtisseries françaises.
The sweet almond is delicious in French pastries.
Cette amande blanche provient d'un verger méditerranéen.
This white almond comes from a Mediterranean orchard.
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Why is it feminine?
Amandes is feminine because it derives from Latin "amygdala" (itself from Greek "amygdalé"), which was a feminine noun, and French retained the feminine gender of its etymological ancestor. This gender assignment has persisted through centuries of language evolution despite the word's form changing significantly from its Latin source.
What is the French word for almonds?
The French word for almonds is les amandes — feminine.
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