amígdala
Portuguese, noun/aˈmiɡ.da.lɐ/
amígdala is spelled A-M-Í-G-D-A-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 61,435th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amígdala is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tonsil (lymphoid organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “glândula formada por massa de tecido linfóide, que tem forma de amêndoa em estado normal, e existe em cada…”.
What does amígdala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetonsil (lymphoid organ)
- 2
feminineamygdala (brain region)
- 3
feminineamygdale, amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. glândula formada por massa de tecido linfóide, que tem forma de amêndoa em estado normal, e existe em cada lado da garganta; tonsila 2. aglomerado de tecido linfoide entre os pilares do véu do paladar (amígdala palatina), na base da língua (amígdala lingual) ou na rinofaringe (amígdala rinofaríngea); tonsila 3. substância cinzenta na porção anterior do lobo temporal 4. lóbulo na superfície inferior do cerebelo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amígdala
- amígdalas plural
- amídala alternative Brazil
- amygdala alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amígdala?
- Brazil /aˈmiɡ.da.lɐ/
- Brazil /aˈmi.ɡi.da.lɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈmiɡ.dɐ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
amígdala appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).