amígdala
Spanish, noun/aˈmiɡdala/
amígdala is spelled A-M-Í-G-D-A-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 64,424th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amígdala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tonsil (lymphoid organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Órgano doble situado a ambos lados de la faringe, formado por una masa de tejido linfático, que captura los…”.
What does amígdala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetonsil (lymphoid organ)
- 2
feminineamygdala (brain region)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Órgano doble situado a ambos lados de la faringe, formado por una masa de tejido linfático, que captura los virus y bacterias que entran desde la nariz, formando anticuerpos. 2. Conjunto de núcleos de neuronas localizadas en la profundidad de los lóbulos temporales de los vertebrados complejos, incluidos los humanos. Su papel principal es el procesamiento y almacenamiento de reacciones emocionales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amígdala
- amígdalas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amígdala?
- /aˈmiɡdala/
- [aˈmiɣ̞.ð̞a.la]
- [aˈmiɣ̞ð̞ala]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amígdala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amígdala in Spanish?
amígdala appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).